The Terrible Price of Not Choosing Yourself - The Philosophy of Osamu Dazai

Get your free trial and save an additional 30% off on Blinkist with my link: https://blinkist.com/wonder In this video, we explore one of the most popular Japanese novels of all time, "No Longer Human." Written as a sort of semi-fictionalized autobiography, the work's dark themes and intense descriptions of internal experience reveal a side of a humanity many of us know but rarely see from the outside. Get my new book, "The Terrible Paradox of Self-Awareness": https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0F... Other retailers (listed under Paperback and eBook): https://publishing.andrewsmcmeel.com/... Free Pursuit of Wonder Newsletter: https://pursuitofwonder.ck.page/newsl... Instagram:   / pursuitofwonder   Facebook:   / pursuitofwonder   Check out Pursuit of Wonder books here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Robert-... (Also available to more international locations here: https://pursuitofwonder.com/store) If you are interested in further supporting the channel, you can contribute to our Patreon here:   / pursuitofwonder   Special thank you to our very generous Patreon supporters: Diana Yun Long Hoang Joseph Geipel Axel Alcazar David Piadozo JacquelineLS Zake Jajac Alan Stein Christian Villanueva George Leontowicz