On being and becoming : an existentialist approach to life / Jennifer Anna Gosetti-Ferencei.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gosetti-Ferencei, Jennifer Anna, author.

Series:

Guides to the good life.

Guides to the good life

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Existentialism.

Life.

Ontology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 320 pages).

Other Title:

Existentialist approach to life

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2021]

Summary:

'On Being and Becoming' offers a new approach to existentialist philosophy and literature, as responding to competing demands for universal truth and the defense of the irreducible singularity of the individual.

Contents:

Encountering Existentialism. Existentialism in style and substance

The Rise of Existentialism : Antiquity to Modernity. A philosophy for human existence

Historical roots of existentialism

Romantic upheavals, Modern movements

Existentialism as literature: the twentieth century

Existentialism in Living Dimensions. The self

Others

World

Earth

Being

Existentialism in the Practice of Life. On imitation, inspiration, and authenticity

On seeking and taking (and giving) advice

Being in the crowd : anonymity, conformity, and individuality in modern life

Into one's own, or on "finding" oneself

I selfie, therefore I am : on self-imaging culture

On being and waiting (tables), or, the roles we play

Seizing the day : the present and presence

Love in the time of existentialism

Existential suffering, happiness, and hope

Life as a work of art : the existential need for creativity.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-091367-3

0-19-751686-6

0-19-091366-5