The work of Sartre : search for freedom and the challenge of history / by Istvan Meszaros.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mészáros, István, 1930-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy, French--20th century.

Philosophy, French.

Sartre, Jean-Paul, 1905-1980.

Sartre, Jean-Paul.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (381 p.)

Edition:

[Expanded ed.].

Place of Publication:

New York : Monthly Review Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This landmark book, first published in 1979, met acclaim as a doubly important work of radical philosophy. Its subject, Jean-Paul Sartre, was among the twentieth century's most controversial and influential philosophers; its author, István Mészáros, was himself establishing a reputation for profound contributions to the Marxian tradition, which would continue into the next century. The Work of Sartre was thus considered essential for its insights on Sartre and as a piece of Mészáros 's developing politico-philosophical project. In this completely updated and expanded volume, Mészáros exami

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface to the Expanded Edition; Introduction to the First Edition; PART ONE: The Unity of Life and Work: Outline of Sartre's Development; 1-The Writer and His Situation; 2-Philosophy, Literature and Myth; 3 From "The Legend of Truth" to a "True Legend": Phases of Sartre's Development; PART TWO: Search for Freedom; 4-Search For the Individual: The Early Works; 5-Freedom and Passion: The World of Being and Nothingness; A Note on Being and Nothingness; PART THREE: The Challenge of History; Introduction

6-Material and Formal Structures of History: Critique of Sartre's Conception of Dialectical Reason and Historical Totalization7-Lévy-Strauss Against Sartre; 8-The Role of Scarcity in Historical Conceptions; 9-The Missing Dimension; Conclusion; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781583672952

1583672958

9781583672945

158367294X

OCLC:

812924909