Tag Archives: Simone de Beauvoir

Drink coffee at cafes and write about stuff

Posted on July 14, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

Support the comic on Patreon! Corey Mohler creates this terrific philosophy themed webcomic Existential Comics.

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Existential Crisis Solved

Posted on June 16, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

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A Human Being Is A Moment

Posted on May 24, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

Existential Comics is a webcomic about philosophy created by Corey Mohler, a software engineer in Portland, Oregon. Mohler created the comic in December 2013 in an attempt to help popularize philosophy through comedy.  You can help support Corey at Patreon.

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Street Philosophers

Posted on November 19, 2021 by Brian D. Butler

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Five For Friday

Posted on September 10, 2021 by Brian D. Butler

I just discovered this never before published novel by Simone de Beauvoir. It seems that it was deemed “too intimate” to be published during her lifetime. Inseparable has been described as a story of the power of female friendship and … Continue reading →

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Symptoms of Hibernating

Posted on June 25, 2021 by Brian D. Butler

Anais Nin : “You live…sheltered, in a delicate world, and you believe you are living. Then you read a book…or you take a trip…and you discover that you are not living, that you are hibernating. The symptoms of hibernating are … Continue reading →

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Discovering the Lost Generation in Paris

Posted on May 22, 2020 by Brian D. Butler

Decades ago, I made my first biblio-pilgrimage to the iconic Shakespeare and Company bookstore in Paris. These days it’s not quite the same place now that it has an adjoining café that serves American bagels and brownies. And then there are the … Continue reading →

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We Know Nothing

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

I have been a big fan of Oakland, California-based artist and illustrator Lisa Congdon ever since I ran across some of her San Francisco travel illustrations. Now the self-taught prodigy has a wonderful book coming out on April 1st called … Continue reading →

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