"The Death of Ivan Ilyich" by Tolstoy (pre-read)

No matter how often I may be told, "You cannot understand the meaning of life so do not think about it, but live," I can no longer do it: I have already done it too long. I cannot now help seeing day and night going round and bringing me to death. That is all I see, for that alone is true. All else is false. (Tolstoy, A confession)
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The Penguin edition containing our novella can be found here.
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We all seek meaning in our lives and dread futility. Philosophy doesn't provide facile answers, but the philosophical quest to make sense of our fleeting lives is one that we all share.

This group explores answers by looking not only philosophical writing, but also literature and film.