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1. reasonandmeaning.com › 14 › r-m-hare-nothing-mattersSummary of R. M. Hare’s: “Nothing Matters?” | Reason and Meaning

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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 After reading Albert Camus’ The Stranger, the boy’s personality changed, becoming withdrawn, sullen, and depressed.

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

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   Nov 27, 2015 · What then is left after we reject the fables of salvation? 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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   May 2, 2024 · Use Our Free Book Summaries to Learn 3 Ideas From 1,300+ Books in 4 Minutes or Less. If you’re looking for free book summaries, this is the single-best page on the internet. Hi! I’m Nik. In 2016, I wrote over 365 book summaries. That’s more than one per day! I spent thousands of hours writing these.

4. hypercritic.org › collection › tellers-nothing-aTeller's Nothing | A brutal quest for the meaning of life

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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.

5. www.coursehero.com › lit › A-Short-History-of-NearlyA Short History of Nearly Everything - Course Hero

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   This study guide and infographic for Bill Bryson's A Short History of Nearly Everything offer summary and analysis on themes, symbols, and other literary devices found in the text. Explore Course Hero's library of literature materials, including documents and Q&A pairs.

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   Nineteen Eighty-Four (also published as 1984) is a dystopian novel and cautionary tale by English writer Eric Arthur Blair, who wrote under the pen name George Orwell. It was published on 8 June 1949 by Secker & Warburg as Orwell's ninth and final book completed in his lifetime. Thematically, it centres on the consequences of totalitarianism ...

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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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8. www.mattswain.com › booknotes › the-slight-edgeThe Slight Edge - Book Summary - Matt Swain

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   May 17, 2022 · The Slight Edge - Book Summary — Matt Swain. Want to become successful in all areas of your life? The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson is the answer. He really highlights the power that simple daily habits and actions have in your life when repeated. You'll find it hard to argue against it.