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Books like Existentialism Is a Humanism
The best books like Existentialism Is a Humanism are Being and Nothingness, The Myth of Sisyphus, and Man's Search for Meaning. Existentialism Is a Humanism by Jean-Paul Sartre is about freedom, responsibility, existence. If that's what drew you in, here are 12 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.
- Being and Nothingness
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Jean-Paul Sartre · Philosophy
Being and Nothingness is Sartre's major philosophical treatise and the founding text of French existentialism.
Shares freedom and responsibility with Existentialism Is a Humanism.
Read the summary → - The Myth of Sisyphus
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Albert Camus · Philosophy
The Myth of Sisyphus begins with what Camus calls the only truly serious philosophical question: why not commit suicide?
Both dig into freedom.
Read the summary → - Man's Search for Meaning
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Viktor E. Frankl · Psychology
Man's Search for Meaning is Viktor Frankl's account of his years as a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps, including Auschwitz, and the psychological theory he developed from that experience.
A kindred philosophy read.
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- The Courage to Be
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Paul Tillich · Philosophy
The Courage to Be originated as the Terry Lectures at Yale in 1950 and was published in 1952.
Both dig into existence.
Read the summary → - Leviathan
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Thomas Hobbes · Philosophy
Leviathan, published in 1651 in the aftermath of the English Civil War, is one of the founding texts of modern political philosophy.
Both dig into human nature.
Read the summary → - Mere Christianity
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C. S. Lewis · Philosophy
Mere Christianity began as a series of BBC radio broadcasts Lewis gave during World War II, and the book retains that quality of direct, informal address.
Both dig into human nature.
Read the summary → - The Abolition of Man
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C. S. Lewis · Philosophy
The Abolition of Man is a short book Lewis published in 1943, adapted from three lectures he gave at the University of Durham.
Both dig into human nature.
Read the summary → - The Bed of Procrustes
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Nassim Nicholas Taleb · Philosophy
The Bed of Procrustes is Nassim Nicholas Taleb's collection of philosophical aphorisms, the third volume in his Incerto series following Fooled by Randomness and The Black Swan.
Both dig into human nature.
Read the summary → - The Clock of the Long Now
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Stewart Brand · Philosophy
The Clock of the Long Now is Stewart Brand's case for thinking at a civilizational scale rather than a quarterly one.
Both dig into responsibility.
Read the summary → - The Courage to Be Disliked
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Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga · Philosophy
The Courage to Be Disliked presents Alfred Adler's philosophy of individual psychology through a Socratic dialogue between a young man and a philosopher.
Both dig into freedom.
Read the summary → - The Divine Comedy: Inferno
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Dante Alighieri · Philosophy
The Inferno is the first of three canticles in Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, written between approximately 1308 and 1320.
Both dig into human nature.
Read the summary → - The Little Prince
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Antoine de Saint-Exupéry · Philosophy
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry wrote The Little Prince in New York in 1942, in exile from a France under occupation, and the book was published in French and English simultaneously in 1943, the year before he disappeared on a reconnaissance flight.
Both dig into human nature.
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Books like Existentialism Is a Humanism: quick answers
What are the best books like Existentialism Is a Humanism?
The best books like Existentialism Is a Humanism by Jean-Paul Sartre are Being and Nothingness by Jean-Paul Sartre, The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus, Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl, The Courage to Be by Paul Tillich, Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with Existentialism Is a Humanism, such as freedom, responsibility, existence.
What should I read after Existentialism Is a Humanism?
A natural next read after Existentialism Is a Humanism is Being and Nothingness by Jean-Paul Sartre. Shares freedom and responsibility with Existentialism Is a Humanism. Other strong choices are The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus, Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl, The Courage to Be by Paul Tillich.
What books are similar to Existentialism Is a Humanism by Jean-Paul Sartre?
Existentialism Is a Humanism centers on freedom, responsibility, existence. Books with a similar feel include Being and Nothingness by Jean-Paul Sartre, The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus, Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl, The Courage to Be by Paul Tillich, Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes, Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.
