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Jean-Paul Sartre
A classic work by the founding father of existentialism, describing his philosophy and its relationship to Marxism
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An examination of the concepts of nothingness and freedom, both of which are derived from the ability of consciousness to imagine objects both as they are and as they are…
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Mathieu Delarue, a philosophy teacher, has so far managed to contain sex and personal freedom in separate compartments. But now he is in trouble, trying to raise 4,000 francs to…
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Nausea is both the story of the troubled life of a young writer, Antoine Roquentin, and an exposition of one of the most influential and significant philosophical attitudes of modern…
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First published in French in 1943 Jean-Paul Sartre’s L'Etre et le Neant is one of the greatest philosophical works of the Twentieth Century. This new translation, the first for over…
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J D Ponce
This exciting essay focuses on the explanation and analysis of Jean-Paul Sartre's Being and Nothingness, one the most influential works in history and whose understanding, due to its complexity and…
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In What is Literature? sartre the novelist and Sartre the philosopher combine to address the phenomenon of literature, exploring why we read, and why we write.
The Transcendence of the Ego was one of Jean-Paul Sartre’s earliest philosophical publications. This translation includes a thorough and illuminating introduction by Sarah Richmond, placing Sartre’s essay in its philosophical…
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One of Sartre’s most important pieces of writing, Sketch for a Theory of the Emotions not only anticipates but argues many of the ideas to be found in his famous…
Nearly forty years after its first publication in French, this collection of Sartre’s writings on colonialism remains a supremely powerful, and relevant, polemical work.
Adrian van den Hoven
An Analysis of all the Plays and Fragmentary Works in Jean-Paul Sartre's Theatre complet is the first volume to propose a critical analysis of all of Jean-Paul Sartre's plays as…
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Brian Duignan
Fascinating philosophies from the late 19th and early 20th century continue to provoke and inspire the thinkers of today. This volume takes a close look at important developments of the…
Andrew N. Leak
Jean-Paul Sartre was arguably the most celebrated and written-about intellectual of the twentieth century. This title offers general readers and specialised students alike a way of understanding the seeming enigmas…
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Christine Daigle (Brock University, Canada)
As the founding figure of existentialism, Jean-Paul Sartre was a key figure in twentieth-century literature and philosophy, whose writings changed the course of critical thought. Christine Daigle sets Sartre’s thought…
Steven Churchill,. Jack Reynolds
Jean-Paul Sartre: Key Concepts aims to reassess Sartre and to introduce readers to the full breadth of his philosophy. This book will be invaluable to readers looking for a comprehensive…
Iconic French novelist, playwright and essayist, Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980) is widely recognized as one of the most important philosophers of the twentieth century, whose work has remained relevant and thought-provoking…
First published in 1939, a few years before his most influential works in theatre and philosophy, The Wall was Sartre’s first and only collection of short fiction.
Surveys the major theories, literary techniques, and existentialist viewpoint of the French philosopher, and explores the influence of modern American literature and German philosophy upon his thought.
Jonathan Webber (Cardiff University, Wales, UK)
Careful consideration of Sartre’s theoretical and fictional writings shows his view that a person’s character consists in their projects to be the unifying theme of his existentialist theories of consciousness…
Developments in ethical discourse have brought the issue of nature and development of character traits to the forefront of philosophical debate. This book presents an alternative to the dominant Aristotelian…
Jean-paul Sartre,Ronald Fraser,Perry Anderson,Quintin Hoare
Jean-Paul Sartre was one of the greatest and most popular philosophers of the 20th Century. This work features two interviews, which take Sartre on a tour of his philosophy and…
The autobiography of a French author and philosopher concentrates on his first ten years and on his great love of reading and writing.
Jean Paul Sartre
A collection of plays including Lucifer and the Lord , Huis Clos , and The Respectable Prostitute .
June 1940 was the summer of defeat for the French soldiers, deserted by their officers, utterly demoralized, awaiting the Armistice. This book tells what men thought and felt and did…
It is September 1938 and during a heatwave, Europe tensely awaits the outcome of the Munich conference, where they will learn if there is to be a war. In Paris…
A story of the troubled life of an introspective historian, Antoine Roquentin, and an exposition of one of the most influential and significant philosophical attitudes of modern times - existentialism…
Luca Basso
Gilles Deleuze's assertion that Jean-Paul 'Satre knew how to invent the New' suggests a vital aspect of the French existentialist philosopher-one that departs from the image most commonly presented of…
A re-reading of the Sartrean corpus from the multiple vantage point of contemporary feminism. Although Sartre’s writing never directly addressed the oppression of women, there is compatibility between his central…
Jean-Paul Sartre: Basic Writings is the first collection of Sartre’s key philosophical writings and provides an indispensable resource for all students and readers of his work. Stephen Priest’s clear and…
William L. Remley (Saint Peter's University, USA)
The influence of anarchists such as Proudhon and Bakunin is apparent in Jean-Paul Sartres’ political writings, from his early works of the 1920s to Critique of Dialectical Reason, his largest…
M.A. Natanson
As Sartre writes: Most people who use the word existentialism would be em barrased if they had to explain it, since, now that the word is all the rage, even…
This collection of Sartre’s key philosophical writings provides a useful resource for students and readers of his work. Stephen Priest’s clear and helpful introductions set each reading in context, making…
Maurice Natanson
University Of Nebraska Studies, March, 1951. New Series No. 6.
Susanne Meidel
Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2007 im Fachbereich Padagogik - Wissenschaft, Theorie, Anthropologie, Note: 1,3, Katholische Hochschule Freiburg, ehem. Katholische Fachhochschule Freiburg im Breisgau, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: II . Einleitung Freiheit…
Uli Buchner
Diplomarbeit aus dem Jahr 1989 im Fachbereich Psychologie - Sozialpsychologie, Note: 1,3, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munchen, 90 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Der Titel: Jean-Paul Sartre: Die existentielle Psychoanalyse als Thema…
Benjamin Suhl
First published in 1968, this is an authoritative introduction to the life of one of the greatest intellectual figures of the 20th century.
Gila J. Hayim
Existentialism and Sociology is the first work to systematically and critically analyze the existential ideas of Jean-Paul Sartre and to demonstrate their importance and connection to central sociological categories found…
