Existentialism Is a Humanism
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Book Overview A fresh translation of two seminal works of existentialism"To understand Jean-Paul Sartre is to understand something important about the ...
A fresh translation of two seminal works of existentialism
"To understand Jean-Paul Sartre is to understand something important about the present time."--Iris Murdoch
"Sartre matters because so many fundamental points of his analysis of the human reality are right and true, and because their accuracy and veracity entail real consequences for our lives as individuals and in social groups."--Benedict O'Donohoe, Philosophy Now
It was to correct common misconceptions about his thought that Jean-Paul Sartre, the dominant European intellectual of the post-World War II decades, accepted an invitation to speak on October 29, 1945, at the Club Maintenant in Paris. The unstated objective of his lecture ("Existentialism Is a Humanism") was to expound his philosophy as a form of "existentialism," a term much bandied about at the time. Sartre asserted that existentialism was essentially a doctrine for philosophers, though, ironically, he was about to make it accessible to a general audience. The published text of his lecture quickly became one of the bibles of existentialism and made Sartre an international celebrity.
The idea of freedom occupies the center of Sartre's doctrine. Man, born into an empty, godless universe, is nothing to begin with. He creates his essence--his self, his being--through the choices he freely makes ("existence precedes essence"). Were it not for the contingency of his death, he would never end. Choosing to be this or that is to affirm the value of what we choose. In choosing, therefore, we commit not only ourselves but all of mankind. This book presents a new English translation of Sartre's 1945 lecture and his analysis of Camus's The Stranger, along with a discussion of these works by acclaimed Sartre biographer Annie Cohen-Solal. This edition is a translation of the 1996 French edition, which includes Arlette Elka
Book Details Format: Paperback | Pages: 128 | Language: English | Publisher: YALE UNIV PR | ISBN: 0300115466
FormatPaperback
Pages128
LanguageEnglish
ISBN0300115466
EAN9780300115468
PublisherYALE UNIV PR
Publication Date1970-01-01
Edition3rd ed.
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeQUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
Weight0.25 Pounds
Length7.7 Inches
Width5.0 Inches
Height0.4 Inches
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