{"product_id":"the-lucid-pessimist-an-introduction-to-the-life-and-philosophy-of-em-cioran-9781476691794","title":"The Lucid Pessimist: An Introduction to the Life and Philosophy of E.M. Cioran","description":"\u003cp\u003e The works of Romanian-born French philosopher and essayist Emil Mihai Cioran (1911-1995) have been translated into Galician, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish. Yet, in the Anglo-American world, Cioran is rarely taught at the postsecondary education level or mentioned in standard surveys of philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This work discusses the controversial and overlooked thought and life of Cioran, arguing for his significance as a thought-provoking moral philosopher, superb aphorist, and witty and elegant stylist of the French language. It also comprehensively situates Cioran vis-a-vis the Western philosophical tradition; examines his deeply pessimistic views on fanaticism, history, utopia, suicide, the \"initial stain,\" saints, and philosophy; and analyzes his relationship to existentialism and Asian thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ronald R. Gray\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/13\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 207\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476691794","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47126713467017,"sku":"9781476691794","price":55.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_5813fa98-ac3f-4c1f-a298-8affbb7da220.jpg?v=1782794993","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-lucid-pessimist-an-introduction-to-the-life-and-philosophy-of-em-cioran-9781476691794","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}