Existentialism : an introduction / Kevin Aho.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aho, Kevin, 1969- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Existentialism.

Physical Description:

xix, 231 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA : Polity, 2020.

Summary:

"A clear and fresh introduction to existentialism, packed with insights from an impressively wide range of writers including philosophers, poets, and psychotherapists. It is a timely and astute examination of existentialism's legacy that shows its relevance for modern challenges such as eco-anxiety and the medicalization of the human condition." Skye Cleary, Columbia University --

"This is a remarkably impressive introduction to existentialism, demonstrating its wide applicability and contemporary relevance. I most strongly recommend this book to students and specialists alike." Patrick Baert, University of Cambridge --

Existentialism: An Introduction has established itself as the most comprehensive and accessible book available on the subject. In this fully revised and expanded second edition, Kevin Aho draws on a wide range of existentialist thinkers from both secular and religious traditions, adding a wealth of new material on existentialism's relationship with Marxist thought and impact on feminist phenomenology and critical race theory. --

Chapters center on the key themes of freedom, authenticity, being-in-the-world. alienation, and nihilism. Aho also addresses important but often overlooked issues in the canon of existentialism, such as the role of embodiment, existentialism's contribution to ethics, political theory, and environmental and comparative philosophies, and its influence on the allied health professions --

By tracking its many and significant influences on modern thought, Kevin Aho shows why existentialism cannot be easily dismissed as a moribund or outdated movement and why it endures instead as one of the most important and vibrant forms of contemporary philosophy. Existentialism remains so influential because it deals forcefully with what it means to be human and engages with fundamental questions such as "Who am I?" and "How should I live? --

"Existentialism: An Introduction is the ideal text for upper-level philosophy students and for anyone interested in the movement's key figures and concepts --Book Jacket.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Existentialism and Modernity

Roots of the Western Self

The Emergence of the Modern Worldview

Existentialism as a Cultural Mood

2. The Insider's Perspective

The Problem of Detachment and Objectivity

Subjective Truth

Perspectivism

Phenomenology

3. Being-in-the-World

Being-in

Undoing Dualisms

The Work World

The Perceptual World

Aspects of Alterity

4. Self and Others

The Problem of Substance

Embodiment

The Self as a Tension

Conformism and Self-Deception

5. Freedom

The Core Idea of Existentialism

Freedom and Determinism

Radical Freedom

Situated Freedom

Creature and Creator

6. Authenticity

Moods and the Problem of the Real Self

Becoming an Individual

Living with Style

Anxiety and Resoluteness

Bad Faith and Nothingness

7. Ethics

Anything Goes

Subjectivism or Historicism

Intercorporeality

I and Thou

8. Marxist, Feminist, and Black Existentialism

The End of the Subject

Re-Envisioning Praxis

Existence in Black

Oppression and Recognition

9. Contributions to Psychiatry and Psychotherapy

The Problem of Medicalization

Anxiety, Embodiment, and Psychotherapy

Is Existentialism Anti-Psychiatry?

10. Existentialism Today

Self and Nature

Self and dukkha

Health and Illness

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Aho, Kevin, 1969- Existentialism

ISBN:

9781509539611

1509539611

9781509539628

150953962X

OCLC:

1128884870