Tek kritika e ekzistencializmit gjejmë tashmë të gjithë kritikën që Gombroëicz derdh në periudhën e fundit të jetës së vet, mbi lëvrimin e filozofisë tradicionale: sipas tij, filozofia nuk mund të jetë diçka e gjallë dhe njëkohësisht të shpjegojë jetën.

Gombrowicz es muy sucinto y muy divertido a la hora de recorrer el pensamiento de los filósofos más importantes de los últimos tiempos. Un libro absolutamente recomendable para aquellos apasionados por la filosofía, una puerta de entrada ideal. ( )

Maybe someone can disabuse me of this notion, but this book seems almost entirely worthless. If you want a very quick introduction to these philosophers, you would do better on Wikipedia (especially the German version). Gombrowicz is, I think, one of the principal novelists of the last century. His short stories are tremendous; 'Cosmos' in the new translation is a masterpiece. I thought that even if I wasn't persuaded by his take on philosophy, I might learn something about him, or about his novels; and I also thought I'de be entertained, because he can be fabulously funny.

But I can't get any insight into his novels from this; it's apparently intended to be whimsical, but for me, at least, there isn't much whimsy here. And I would not read it for information about these philosophers. Not philosophy. Not a guide. Gombrowicz is spectacular, but this book has far, far, far, far, far, far, far less interest than, say, 'How I Wrote Certain of My Books,' Enzensberger's book on math, or David Foster Wallace's book on infinity. It's trite, fragmentary, and careless about philosophy.

But if someone out there can make the connection between his novels and this book, I'd be happy to hear about it. ( )

less good than usual, but still a Gombrowicz ( )

http://vehesse.free.fr/dotclear/index.php?2007/08/09/440-cours-de-philosophie-en... ( )