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The Glass Bead Game

ger. Das Glasperlenspiel · 1943
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Main Ideas

  • Critique of society and its values
  • Search for the meaning of life
  • The Glass Bead Game as a metaphor for intellectual and spiritual pursuit
  • Concept of the Inner and Outer world
  • Conflict between spirituality and materialism
  • Importance of self-knowledge and self-development
  • Issues of education and upbringing
  • Idea of universal harmony and beauty
The Glass Bead Game
Date of publication: 14 May 2024
Last updated: 7 July 2024
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The Glass Bead Game
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Original titleger. Das Glasperlenspiel · 1943