Solomon Maimon: An Autobiography:

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This is one of the most hilarious books I've ever read, while also being an insightful glimpse into the life of a philosopher. In it, Maimon describes his humble roots in a deeply impoverished rural Jewish community in Eastern Europe, his enlightenment, and then his strange and grueling journey to find others as enlightened as he thought himself to be. Hungry for anything even faintly resembling wisdom, Maimon oscillates between the mystical and the skeptical, with the skeptical side gaining influence as the book progresses. Eventually in his travels, he arrives in Germany, and surrounds himself with the urbane intellectuals he'd always hoped to join, but never quite feels at home. By the end of the book, we see Maimon sinking into depression and drink, having chosen his career and status over a path with more heart, regretting his decision to leave his family and roots behind

Maimon is a joy to read (at least in his autobiography- his philosophical writings can be very abstruse). He's extremely neurotic, but also acutely self-aware and honest, never losing sight of a faint glimmer of hope in spite of all his tribulations. Great therapeutic weekend reading for jaded philosophers and other tired intellectuals.

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