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Irrational Man

By William Barrett

Irrational Man Philosophy

Irrational Man

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Widely recognized as the finest definition of existentialist philosophy ever written, this book introduced existentialism to America in 1958. Barrett speaks eloquently and directly to concerns of the 1990s: a period when the irrational and the absurd are no better integrated than before and when humankind is in even greater danger of destroying its existence without ever understanding the meaning of its existence. Irrational Man begins by discussing the roots of existentialism in the art and thinking of Augustine, Aquinas, Pascal, Baudelaire, Blake, Dostoevski, Tolstoy, Hemingway, Picasso, Joyce, and Beckett. The heart of the book explains the views of the foremost existentialists-Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Sartre. The result is a marvelously lucid definition of existentialism and a brilliant interpretation of its impact.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
314
Release Date:
1962-07-01
Publication Date:
1962-07-01
Publisher:
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0385031386
ISBN13:
9780385031387
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
249 g
Height:
133 cm
Width:
203 cm
Thickness:
19 cm
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