Rethinking Existentialism

Author:   Jonathan Webber (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, Cardiff University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
ISBN:  

9780198866763


Pages:   256
Publication Date:   03 August 2020
Format:   Paperback
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us.

Our Price $60.95 Quantity:  
Add to Cart

Share |

Rethinking Existentialism


Add your own review!

Overview

Full Product Details

Author:   Jonathan Webber (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, Cardiff University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.10cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.312kg
ISBN:  

9780198866763


ISBN 10:   0198866763
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   03 August 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us.

Table of Contents

1: What Is Existentialism? 2: Why Meursault is an Outsider 3: Freedom and the Origins of Reasons 4: Why Xaviere is a Threat to Francoise 5: Psychoanalysis and the Existentialist Mind 6: Why Inez is not in Hell 7: Sedimentation and the Origins of Cultural Values 8: Black Skin, White Masks 9: From Absurdity to Authenticity 10: The Imperative of Authenticity 11: The Future of Existentialism

Reviews

Clear and readable, this book is advanced but will still be inviting to nonspecialists. A valuable resource in the classroom and in research. Summing up: Highly recommended * CHOICE * There is a great deal of really excellent analysis in this book - of Sartre, of Beauvoir, of Fanon, and of The Outsider, She Came to Stay and No Exit - with which scholars will want to engage seriously. * Katherine J. Morris, Mind * Rethinking Existentialism is not only essential reading for anyone interested in existentialism, but the only book one needs. * Kyle Shuttleworth, Sartre Studies International * This excellent study engages with the heart of existentialism, challenging established views and interpretations. Essential reading for all researchers and students of existentialism, its clarity of argument will encourage debate. * John Gillespie, French Studies * Rethinking Existentialism is a substantial and valuable attempt to re-evaluate the core ideas of this important philosophical movement * Juliana De Albuquerque, Times Literary Supplement *


Rethinking Existentialism is a substantial and valuable attempt to re-evaluate the core ideas of this important philosophical movement * Juliana De Albuquerque, Times Literary Supplement * This excellent study engages with the heart of existentialism, challenging established views and interpretations. Essential reading for all researchers and students of existentialism, its clarity of argument will encourage debate. * John Gillespie, French Studies * Rethinking Existentialism is not only essential reading for anyone interested in existentialism, but the only book one needs. * Kyle Shuttleworth, Sartre Studies International * There is a great deal of really excellent analysis in this book - of Sartre, of Beauvoir, of Fanon, and of The Outsider, She Came to Stay and No Exit - with which scholars will want to engage seriously. * Katherine J. Morris, Mind * Clear and readable, this book is advanced but will still be inviting to nonspecialists. A valuable resource in the classroom and in research. Summing up: Highly recommended * CHOICE *


Clear and readable, this book is advanced but will still be inviting to nonspecialists. A valuable resource in the classroom and in research. Summing up: Highly recommended * CHOICE * There is a great deal of really excellent analysis in this book - of Sartre, of Beauvoir, of Fanon, and of The Outsider, She Came to Stay and No Exit - with which scholars will want to engage seriously. * Katherine J. Morris, Mind * Rethinking Existentialism is not only essential reading for anyone interested in existentialism, but the only book one needs. * Kyle Shuttleworth, Sartre Studies International * This excellent study engages with the heart of existentialism, challenging established views and interpretations in its rigorous categorizations....Essential reading for all researchers and students of existentialism... * John Gillespie, Ulster University, French Studies: A Quarterly Review * Rethinking Existentialism is a substantial and valuable attempt to re-evaluate the core ideas of this important philosophical movement * Juliana De Albuquerque, Times Literary Supplement *


Author Information

Jonathan Webber is Professor of Philosophy at Cardiff University. He has published papers on moral philosophy and philosophy of psychology in leading academic journals including Analysis, European Journal of Philosophy, Journal of Moral Philosophy, Mind, and Philosophical Quarterly. He is the author of the monograph The Existentialism of Jean-Paul Sartre, editor of the collection of essays Reading Sartre: on Phenomenology and Existentialism, co-editor of From Personality to Virtue: Essays in the Philosophy of Character, and translator of Sartre's book The Imaginary.

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions
Latest Reading Guide

Aorrng

Shopping Cart
Your cart is empty
Shopping cart
Mailing List