The Existentialists And Jean-Paul Sartre
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Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image; creased corners and spine
At the turbulent crossroads of post-war European thought, a group of radical thinkers dared to ask the most fundamental questions about human freedom, responsibility, and existence — and their answers shook the intellectual world to its core. The Existentialists and Jean-Paul Sartre by Max Charlesworth presents a sweeping and authoritative survey of the existentialist movement, anchored by the towering figure of Jean-Paul Sartre, and enriched by original contributions from luminaries including Simone de Beauvoir, Raymond Aron, R.D. Laing, Philip Thody, Maurice Cranston, and John Gerassi. The volume chronicles the ideas of the movement's key architects — Heidegger, Jaspers, Marcel, Merleau-Ponty, and Camus — situating their philosophies within the broader cultural and political upheavals of the twentieth century. Charlesworth masterfully synthesises these diverse voices into a cohesive and intellectually rigorous portrait of a philosophy that placed human consciousness and radical freedom at the centre of all meaning. His editorial approach is both scholarly and accessible, making this an indispensable resource for readers seeking to understand existentialism not merely as an abstract doctrine, but as a lived, urgent, and deeply personal mode of engagement with the world. With its rare assembly of primary thinkers speaking in their own words alongside critical commentary, this collection poses a question that still demands an answer: in a world without inherent meaning, how will you choose to live?
Author: Max Charlesworth
Format: Paperback
Published: 1975, University of Queensland Press with the ABC
Genre: Philosophy
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image; creased corners and spine
At the turbulent crossroads of post-war European thought, a group of radical thinkers dared to ask the most fundamental questions about human freedom, responsibility, and existence — and their answers shook the intellectual world to its core. The Existentialists and Jean-Paul Sartre by Max Charlesworth presents a sweeping and authoritative survey of the existentialist movement, anchored by the towering figure of Jean-Paul Sartre, and enriched by original contributions from luminaries including Simone de Beauvoir, Raymond Aron, R.D. Laing, Philip Thody, Maurice Cranston, and John Gerassi. The volume chronicles the ideas of the movement's key architects — Heidegger, Jaspers, Marcel, Merleau-Ponty, and Camus — situating their philosophies within the broader cultural and political upheavals of the twentieth century. Charlesworth masterfully synthesises these diverse voices into a cohesive and intellectually rigorous portrait of a philosophy that placed human consciousness and radical freedom at the centre of all meaning. His editorial approach is both scholarly and accessible, making this an indispensable resource for readers seeking to understand existentialism not merely as an abstract doctrine, but as a lived, urgent, and deeply personal mode of engagement with the world. With its rare assembly of primary thinkers speaking in their own words alongside critical commentary, this collection poses a question that still demands an answer: in a world without inherent meaning, how will you choose to live?