The Trouble with Being Born
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The Trouble with Being Born is a philosophical work by Emil Cioran that presents a series of aphoristic reflections on nihilism, pessimism, and the burdens of existence.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Trouble with Being Born canonical | 2 |
| The Trouble with Being Born (English translation) | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
aphoristic work
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book ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| author | Emil Cioran ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| genre |
aphorisms
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existential philosophy ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
The Trouble with Being Born
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The Trouble with Being Born (English translation)
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| influencedBy |
Arthur Schopenhauer
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Blaise Pascal ⓘ Friedrich Nietzsche ⓘ religious mysticism ⓘ |
| languageStyle |
fragmentary
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lyrical ⓘ paradoxical ⓘ |
| literaryForm | aphorisms ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
burden of existence
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death ⓘ existential despair ⓘ meaninglessness of life ⓘ nihilism ⓘ pessimism ⓘ suffering ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dense aphoristic style
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extreme formulation of philosophical pessimism ⓘ |
| notableIdea | it is a misfortune to be born ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | De l'inconvénient d'être né ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorOeuvre | late works of Emil Cioran ⓘ |
| philosophicalCurrent |
anti-natalism
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existentialism ⓘ philosophical pessimism ⓘ |
| philosophicalStance |
critique of optimism
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critique of progress ⓘ rejection of metaphysical consolation ⓘ |
| structure | collection of short aphoristic fragments ⓘ |
| tone |
ironic
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radically pessimistic ⓘ skeptical ⓘ |
| topic |
God
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boredom ⓘ human condition ⓘ memory ⓘ religion ⓘ suicide ⓘ time ⓘ |
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