{"product_id":"2940157065478","title":"Landesman's Journal: Meditations of a Forest Philosopher","description":"Landesman's Journal is the account of a semi-fictional independent philosopher who has fled an oppressive materialist world to search for fulfillment living a forest existence. His experiences with life have led him to lose faith in the values of his society. Traditional religion and scholarly philosophy are of no value to him, as he struggles to comprehend the nature of his soul and its significance from a cosmic perspective.  Landesman has a strong metaphysical consciousness that affects every aspect of his existence. The entries in the journal represent Landesman's metaphysical probing and his efforts to come to grips with them in a rational manner. He is also exhilarated by the untrammeled nature that surrounds him, uncontaminated by human hands. However, there are concrete problems in his forest life that require his attention.\u003cbr\u003e Throughout the journal, Landesman discusses writers and philosophers whose works have affected him.  Some of the most important are Berdyaev, Emerson, W. James, Pessoa, Senancour, Thoreau and, of course, Nietzsche. An annotated biobibliography is provided for the reader's convenience.\u003cbr\u003e Admittedly, Landesman is an 'alter ego' of Schain, a device that has given the latter freedom to express a truly 'existential' view of his contemporary world.","brand":"Paragon House Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47115109400816,"sku":"2940157065478","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940157065478_p0.jpg?v=1764092103","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940157065478","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}