![]() The Existentialist's Survival Guide. Gordon Marino has compiled a book on existentialist writers that is being used in introductory college courses, one of which showed up on my kid's summer reading list. It caught my eye since the reading assignment is by Satre, which close followers of my personal history might recognize as the author of No Exit which played a prominent role in the early minutes and days of meeting Justin at that long along Meaning of Life Philosophy Camp…I digress to explain this unusual choice in books at this phase in my life. But, I really enjoyed revisiting the existentialists from my much older perspective. Marino, who has struggled with depression and explores philosophical study and exploration an alternative treatment. This has been on my mind a lot in the last years as I have watched a lot of folks close to me also wrangle with the issue of medication versus powering through versus changing ones perspective through various combinations of reflection, support, counseling, and friendships. I found the book enjoyable, intellectual in an unusual way in that it was also applicable to real life, and something that took me back to harked back to my college days, which tied in nicely with having a kid leaving for college next month. Definitely recommend. |
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