The existentialist reader : an anthology of key texts / edited by Paul S. MacDonald.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

MacDonald, Paul S., 1951-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Existentialism.

Philosophy, Modern--20th century.

Philosophy, Modern.

Physical Description:

vi, 346 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2001.

Summary:

"The Existentialist Reader" is a comprehensive anthology of classic philosophical writings from eight key existentialist thinkers: Sartre, Camus, Heidegger, de Beauvoir, Jaspers, Marcel, Merleau-Ponty, and Ortega y Gasset. These substantial and carefully selected readings consider the distinctive concerns of existentialism: absurdity, anxiety, alienation, death. A comprehensive introduction by Paul S. MacDonald illuminates the existentialist quest for individual freedom and authentic human experience with insight into the historical and intellectual background of these major figures. "The Existentialist Reader" is a valuable guide to the provocative theories that shook the philosophical world in the 1930s and continue to profoundly shape the way we think about ourselves.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0415936705

0415936632

OCLC:

45532486