The Schopenhauer cure
by Irvin D. Yalom · first published 2005
100% recommend
From novelist and master psychotherapist Irvin Yalom, author of Lying on the Couch and When Nietzsche Wept, comes the world's first accurate group-therapy novel, a mesmerizing story of two men's search for meaning.At one time or another, all of us have wondered what we'd do in the face of death. Suddenly confronted with his own mortality after a routine checkup, distinguished psychotherapist Julius Hertzfeld is forced to reexamine his life and work. Has he really made an enduring difference in the lives of his patients? And what about the patients he's failed? What has happened to them? Now th
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Years ago I accidentally came across a really good book that explores Schopenhauer's fascinating worldview through the lens of psychiatry and personal development, called "The Schopenhauer Cure", which got me hooked on Schopenhauer (and a lesser extent Nietzsche): https://www.amazon.com/Schopenhauer-Cure-Novel-Irvin-Yalom/d... I highly recommend it to people who would consider themselves on…
on “How Schopenhauer’s thought can illuminate a midlife crisis” ↗'The Schopenhauer Cure' and 'When Nietzsche Wept', both by Irvin D. Yalom
on “Ask HN: Books that changed your life?” ↗The Schopenhauer Cure: http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/0066214416/ When Nietzsche Wept: http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/0060975504/
on “Ask HN: Books that changed your life?” ↗By Irvin Yalom. Great if you also want to learn bit of philosophy: - When Nietzsche Wept - The Schopenhauer Cure - The Spinoza Problem
on “Ask HN: Great fiction books that have had a positive impact on your life?” ↗