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Existentialism: A Very Short Introduction

By Thomas Flynn

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
2006
ISBN
0-19-280428-6, 978-0-19-280428-0
Open Library ID
OL7383344M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2528241 bytes)
Series
Very Short Introductions
Pages
160\160
Topic
Technique
Time added
2010-05-17 00:23:50

Description

One of the leading philosophical movements of the twentieth century, existentialism has had more impact on literature and the arts than any other school of thought. Focusing on the leading figures of existentialism, including Sartre, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Kierkegaard, de Beauvoir, Merleau-Ponty, and Camus, Thomas Flynn offers a concise account of existentialism, explaining the key themes of individuality, free will, and personal responsibility, which marked the movement as a way of life, not just a way of thinking. Flynn sets the philosophy of existentialism in context, from the early phenomenologists, to its rise in the 40's and 50's, and the connections with National Socialism, Communism, and Feminism. He identifies the original definition of "existentialism," which tends to be obscured by misappropriation, and highlights how the philosophy is still relevant in our world today.

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