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   Dec 14, 2015 · Hare begins his essay, “Nothing Matters,” by telling the story of a happy 18-year-old Swiss boy who stayed with Hare in his house in Oxford. After reading Albert Camus’ The Stranger, the boy’s personality changed, becoming withdrawn, sullen, and depressed.

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3. reasonandmeaning.com › 2015/11/27 › summary-of-simonSummary of Simon Critchley’s: Very Little … Almost Nothing

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   Nov 27, 2015 · As his title suggests; very little … almost nothing. But all is not lost; we can know the happiness derived from ordinary things. Critchley finds a similar insight in what the poet Wallace Stevens called “the plain sense of things.”

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   Written with a simple, almost minimalist style, Nothing is Janne Teller’s first and so far only young adult novel. Controversial, profound and thought-provoking, it is often compared to William Golding’s Lord of the Flies for its dark portrayal of human nature, especially in teenagers.

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   Feb 9, 2010 · Book Summary. A Lord of the Flies for the twenty-first century, Nothing is a visionary existential novel - about everything, and nothing - that will haunt you. "Nothing matters." "From the moment you are born, you start to die." "The Earth is 4.6 billion years old. You'll live to be a maximum of one hundred. Life isn't worth the bother!"

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   Jan 1, 2001 · On the first day of seventh grade one kid realizes that nothing matters. He stands up, leaves and starts spending his days sitting in a plum tree and jeering at his former classmates about the meaningless of everything.

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   What is Hare's essay “Nothing matters” about?

   • He was one of the most important ethicists of the second half of the twentieth century. Hare begins his essay, “Nothing Matters,” by telling the story of a happy 18-year-old Swiss boy who stayed with Hare in his house at Oxford. After reading Albert Camus’ The Stranger , the boy’s personality changed, becoming withdrawn, sullen, and depressed.

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   What does “nothing matters” mean in Camus' novel?

   • In Camus’ novel the phrase “nothing matters” could express the view of the author, the main character, or the reader (the young boy.) Now it’s not Camus’ unconcern that is being expressed since he was concerned enough to write the novel—writing the novel obviously mattered to Camus.

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   Is it hypocritical to say nothing matters?

   • To say nothing matters is hypocritical; we all care about something. (Even if what we care about is that nothing seems to matter.) As for his Swiss friend, Hare says he was no hypocrite; he was just confused about what the word matter meant.

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   What books should I read If I liked nothing?

   • If you liked Nothing, try these: Sometimes tender, sometimes brutal, It's Fine By Me is a brilliant novel from the acclaimed author of Out Stealing Horses and I Curse the River of Time. Two girls survive a terrible flood in the Tasmanian bush and are rescued by a pair of Tasmanian tigers who raise them in the wild.

   Nothing by Janne Teller: Summary and reviews - BookBrowse

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   What are some philosophical themes in a YA novel?

   • Nothing delves deep into philosophical territory in a way that few modern fiction novels (especially YA novels) do. Within this tale we find themes of nihilism and existentialism, materialism, and fear of nonconformity.

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9. www.shmoop.com › nothing-teller › summaryNothing Summary - Shmoop

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   Free summary and analysis of the events in Janne Teller's Nothing that won't make you snore. We promise.