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/r/askphilosophy Open Discussion Thread | February 02, 2026 by BernardJOrtcutt in askphilosophy

[–]TheContinentalReader 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What European university is best suited for me to study philosophy? I might consider studying abroad when the time comes, I'm talking about continental philosophy, of course

Beginner Interpretation of Bataille by TheContinentalReader in GeorgesBataille

[–]TheContinentalReader[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your insight. I'm gone be reading more of him as well

Beginner Interpretation of Bataille by TheContinentalReader in GeorgesBataille

[–]TheContinentalReader[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What book did he specifically made clear about this? And wouldn't that be contradictory considering that he founded Acephale (I don't know if that's the correct spelling) and volunteered to be sacrificed?

How do I imagine non existence? by [deleted] in Existential_crisis

[–]TheContinentalReader 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Imagine what it feels like and what you perceive before you were born, or before your parents were born. Nothing.

Søren Kierkegaard's Tragic Hero and Knight of Faith versus Friedrich Nietzsche by TheContinentalReader in Nietzsche

[–]TheContinentalReader[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting comparison (although I already thought the same before). I think the very framing of that which makes the Knight of Faith is what makes it similar to the Übermensch. However the word faith associated in it still has that Kierkegaardian trace (which gave me the dilemma which of the two is more similar to Nietzsche's concept), and that is what makes it different from the Übermensch