The Seventh Solitude: Metaphysical Homelessness in Kierkegaard, Dostoevsky, and Nietzsche

by Ralph Harper

In these three predecessors of existentialism, all of whom were profoundly influenced by Stendhal, author Ralph Harper finds evidence of that spiritual isolation which leads ultimately to personal solitude and philosophical nihilism. To these negative modes of being he opposes the alternatives embodied by St. Augustine and Proust―the passion for God and the passion for creation.

Genres: Philosophy, Nonfiction

163 pages, Paperback

First published December 19, 1965

Reviews

[Matthew]

A decent book, quite hard to follow but confusions comes with the territory. Not a particularly pleasant read, but a read to better understand nihilism and nihilists.