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André Cancian

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Born

in Catanduva, SP, Brazil

February 19, 1982

Website

https://ateus.net

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Genre

Philosophy, Science, Psychology

Influences

Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, Cioran, Fernando Pessoa, Carl Sagan, Dawkins

Member Since

July 2018

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André Cancian is 41 years old and lives in Catanduva, SP, Brazil. Graduated in languages by IMES-FAFICA, he works as a writer, translator, and coder.

He created, in mid-1999, the portals http://ateus.net and http://niilismo.net, and is still responsible for the selection, revision and publication of the materials of both sites. He contributes sporadically with texts of his own, but generally the focus is on translating texts of authors with pertinent themes.

He is the author of the books Atheism & Freedom, The Emptiness of the Machine and Atheism & Nihilism, written with inspiration in the material published at the ateus.net site.

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	Nihilism: The Emptiness of the Machine 4.11 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2018 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Atheism & Freedom: An introduction to free thought 4.15 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2002 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	O Vazio da Máquina: Niilismo e outros abismos 4.65 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2007 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Joe: A morte dos sonhos 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Insônia da Matéria: Poemas e desesperanças 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2007 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Emptiness of the Machine: Nihilism and other abysses 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ateísmo e Niilismo: Reflexões sobre a morte de deus 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	O Vazio da Máquina 2: Niilismo e os demais abismos 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Atheism & Nihilism: Considerations on the death of god 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Basta dizer que, se houvesse um lugar tão maravilhoso que apenas estar nele nos tornasse felizes, a humanidade inteira estaria concentrada nesse único ponto, e nunca pensaria em sair dele.”
― André Cancian, O Vazio da Máquina: Niilismo e outros abismos

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“Se o universo fosse autoconsciente, a única conclusão possível seria a de que ele se detesta, pois decidiu transformar-se numa legião de máquinas de sobrevivência que se despedaçam umas às outras como ganha-pão”
― André Cancian, O Vazio da Máquina: Niilismo e outros abismos

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“Of course, most people are not so dominated by rationality as to commit suicide motivated by syllogisms.

Cancian, André. NIHILISM: The Emptiness of the Machine (p. 68). Author’s edition. Kindle Edition.”
― André Cancian

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