Drawn and Quartered by E M Cioran

Drawn and Quartered by E M Cioran

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Drawn and Quartered by E M Cioran

In this collection of aphorisms and short essays, E.M. Cioran sets about the task of peeling off the layers of false realities with which society masks the truth. For him, real hope lies in this task, and thus, while he perceives the world darkly, he refuses to give in to despair. He hits upon this ultimate truth by developing his notion of human history and events as "a procession of delusions," striking out at the so-called "Fallacies of Hope." By examining the relationship between truth and action and between absolutes, unknowables, and frauds, Cioran comes out, for once, in favor of being.

Cioran (1911-1995) was born and raised in Romania, but he lived in Paris from 1937 to 1995. He's written a number of books, including On the Heights of Despair, which is also published by the University of Chicago Press.

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ISBN 13 9781611456967
ISBN 10 1611456967
Title Drawn and Quartered
Author E M Cioran
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Skyhorse Publishing
Year published 2012-11-13
Number of pages 200
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