Existentialism for beginners / by David Cogswell ; illustrations by Joe Lee
- Bib ID:
- 8166704
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Cogswell, David, author
- Edition:
- 1st edition.
- Description:
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- Danbury, CT : For Beginners, [2008]
- ©2008
- 175 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- ISBN:
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- 9781934389218 (trade)
- 1934389218 (trade)
- Series:
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- For beginners documentary comic book.
- For beginners
- Summary:
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Existentialism For Beginners is a romp through the history of a philosophical movement that had broad-reaching influence on Western culture, politics and the arts during the period of mid-19th century through the late 20th century, and still exerts influence in the 21st century. Tracing its beginning with close-up views of seminal 19th century writers like Kierkegaard, Dostoevsky and Nietzsche, Existentialism For Beginners follows the trail of existential thought and literature through 20th century German philosophers Jaspers and Heidegger, and finally through to the flowering of the movement in Postwar France brought forth by Jean Paul Sartre, Albert Camus, Simone de Beauvoir and beyond. --From publisher's description.
- Full contents:
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- Existentialism: What's in a name?
- Defining terms
- The dawning of a new awareness
- From the ruins of religion
- Philosophy matters
- In the beginning was (not) the word
- The origins of existentialism
- What unites them
- Hegel: The jumping-off point
- Schopenhauer: The first dissenter
- Dostoyevsky: The visionary
- Kierkegaard: The source
- Nietzsche: The soul
- Kafka: Painter of the absurd
- Rilke: Existential poet
- Jaspers: The formulater
- Phenomenology: Dilthey and Husserl
- Heidegger: A new language
- Sartre: The quintessential existentialist
- Camus: Existential humanist
- Beauvoir: Existential feminism
- Marcel: Existential Christian
- Merleau Ponty: Brother in arms
- Ortega y Gassett: Existential politician
- Existential theater
- Existential film
- Existential music
- Existential art
- Existential psychotherapy
- Existential America
- Existential politics
- Into the sunset
- Selected bibliography
- About the author and illustrator.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-173).
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Lee, Joe, 1953-, illustrator
- Copyright:
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- Published status:
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- Publication date:
- 2008
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