The Bloomsbury companion to existentialism / edited by Felicity Joseph, Jack Reynolds, Ashley Woodward.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Joseph, Felicity, editor.

Reynolds, Jack, editor.

Woodward, Ashley, editor.

Series:

Bloomsbury companions.

Bloomsbury Companions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Existentialism.

Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (417 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury, [2014]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

The Bloomsbury Companion to Existentialism is the definitive guide to this key area of modern European philosophy. Now available in paperback, the book covers the fundamental questions asked by existentialism, providing valuable guidance for students and researchers to some of the many important and enduring contributions of existentialist thinkers. Chapters from an international team of experts explore existentialism's relationship to philosophical method; ontology; politics; psychoanalysis; ethics; religion; literature; emotion; feminism and sexuality; emotions; authenticity and the self; its significance in Latin American culture; and its contribution to the development of post-structuralism and cognitive science. In addition, five short chapters summarize the status of canonical figures Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Sartre and de Beauvoir, delineating the historical approach to their work, while pointing to new directions contemporary research is now taking. Featuring a series of indispensable research tools such as an A to Z glossary, a timeline of key events, texts and thinkers in existentialism, a list of resources, and an annotated guide to further reading, this Companion is an essential resource to help the new reader navigate through the heart of Existentialism and modern European philosophy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781472567864

1472567862

9781472567857

1472567854

OCLC:

1012126594