by Ric Vatner | Oct 4, 2010 | Featured Post, Nietzsche, Philosophy in Daily Life, The Man – A Philosophical Novel, Western Philosophy
Friedrich Nietzsche Chapter 3 of The Man draws strongly on the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche, certainly one of the greatest philosophical writers of the nineteenth century and one of my personal favourites. So before I embark on the analysis of chapter 3 I thought...
by Ric Vatner | Sep 1, 2010 | Breaking Up, Featured Post, Love and Relationship, The Man – A Philosophical Novel, Western Philosophy
Updated March 28 2023 I received the following question in the comments section of the article entitled “The Philosophy of Breaking Up” and I felt it deserved a more prominent and considered reply. However, I am acutely aware of my own shortcomings in some aspects of...
by Ric Vatner | Jan 23, 2010 | Nietzsche, The Man – A Philosophical Novel, The Man, Serialised Philosophy Novel, By Ric Vatner
This is the Author’s Interpretation of the Ideas & Philosophy Behind “The Man” Chapter 3 In Chapter 3 The Man is in emotional crisis when he comes face to face with immortality and the hopelessness of his life. We don’t know what triggered his predicament but I...
by Guest Post - Anthony Bell | Jul 28, 2009 | Guest Posts, The Man – A Philosophical Novel, The Man, Serialised Philosophy Novel, By Ric Vatner
G’day Ric, I am really enjoying reading ‘The Man’. You are obviously a man of many talents. I thought I would just make a few philosophical remarks about your analysis of chapter 1. Towards the end of the analysis you pose the following question in regards to the...
by Ric Vatner | Jul 9, 2009 | The Man – A Philosophical Novel, The Man, Serialised Philosophy Novel, By Ric Vatner
The reaction to “The Man” chapter 1 has been interesting and immediate. I have fielded a number of calls from friends who rang to discuss it. So I thought it might be worthwhile for our readers if we discuss some of the issues here on the web site. I am a firm...
by Guest Post - Susan LI | Feb 17, 2009 | The Man – A Philosophical Novel, The Man, Serialised Philosophy Novel, By Ric Vatner
Hi, Ric. I have just read the re-written version of The Man Chapter 3. Overall, it is better than last version. I have seen quite lot of nice comments from the readers. But here I have some opinion, it may be not right, you may not agree with it but I would like to...
