Résultats pour "The Magic Mountain" dans Philosophie

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Secnd Mountain, written by David Brooks, read by Arthur Morey. Are you on your first or second mountain? Is life about you - or others? About success - or something deeper? The world tells us that we should pursue our self-interest: career wins, high...

Dive into Thomas Mann’s monumental novel that captures the essence of a crumbling, corrupted European society on the brink of the First World War. Set against the backdrop of a lavish sanatorium nestled in the Swiss Alps, we encounter a rich tapestry of characters from the bourgeois elite, each battling ailments and seeking a cure while indulging in the fleeting pleasures of life. Amidst the specter of illness, pain, and mortality, Mann weaves a narrative that is part surreal comedy, part haunting tragedy, and part profound philosophical exploration. This novel stands as one of the pivotal ...