Cioran, Emil

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:Author
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Editura_Humanitas
gptkbp:awards gptkb:The_Romanian_Academy_Award
gptkbp:birth_date 1911-04-08
gptkbp:born gptkb:Rășinari,_Romania
gptkbp:death_date 1995-06-20
gptkbp:field gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:literary_work
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cioran, Emil
gptkbp:influence Existentialism
Pessimism
Nihilism
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Emil_Cioran
gptkb:Julian_Barnes
gptkb:Jorge_Luis_Borges
gptkb:Albert_Camus
gptkb:Susan_Sontag
gptkb:Paul_Auster
gptkb:Milan_Kundera
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Friedrich_Nietzsche
gptkb:Arthur_Schopenhauer
gptkb:Søren_Kierkegaard
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Romanian
gptkbp:notable_feature The concept of freedom
The nature of consciousness
The search for meaning
The exploration of identity
The impact of history on the individual
The significance of memory
The critique of modernity
The exploration of the human condition
The concept of despair
The significance of silence
The inevitability of suffering
The critique of happiness
The importance of doubt
The absurdity of existence
The role of art in life
The exploration of the void
The exploration of death
The critique of optimism
The critique of religion
The exploration of solitude
The exploration of the absurd
The futility of life
The idea of the self
The rejection of traditional values
The relationship between time and existence
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:The_Trouble_with_Being_Born
gptkb:On_the_Heights_of_Despair
A Short History of Decay
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Author
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Paris,_France