Philosophical Fiction Genre – What’s the best definition for the philosophical genre? Books in the philosophical fiction genre are made up of stories devoted to discussion and discursive philosophy, such as, but not limited to: the function and role of society, the purpose of life, ethics, morals, the role of art in human lives, the role of experience, and the development of knowledge. The books in this genre can also be about ideas or ideals for society and mankind. The stories often explore or explain the difficult or dark parts of human life.
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Philosophical Fiction Genre – Examples
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1. The Stranger by Albert Camus
2. Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
3. The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
4. Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
5. Sophie’s World by Jostein Gaarder
6. Nausea by Jean-Paul Sartre
7. The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
8. The Plague by Albert Camus
9. Candide by Voltaire
10. The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
11. Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
12. The Fall by Albert Camus
13. Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit by Daniel Quinn
14. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
15. Animal Farm by George Orwell
16. Anthem by Ayn Rand
17. The Trial by Franz Kafka
18. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
19. 1984 by George Orwell
20. The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
21. Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse
22. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
23. Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
24. War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
25. The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
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