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by: Jean-Paul Sartre
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 111
EAN: 9780806509020
ISBN: 0806509023
Label: Citadel
Manufacturer: Citadel
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 96
Publication Date: December 01, 2000
Publisher: Citadel
Sales Rank: 18350
Studio: Citadel
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Rating:  - Great book
I first checked this out from the library. I loved the text so much that I ended up reading it in an afternoon. I later bought the book because I liked it so much. If you're interested in Sartre but don't want to dig through his longer books, this is a good start.
Rating: - A brilliant work by a brilliant author!
Sartre hass eloquently and brilliantly defended existentialism and elucidated the meaning behind the words. Sartre emphasized the importance of actions and responsibility in defining man. No more excuses. You create yourself and you are responsible for it. Sartre debunks the victim role perpetuated by religion, determinism, and fatalism, and in lieu he accentuates freedom of choice and responsibility.
This book is a must read for any student or lover of philosophy....
Rating:  - A Good Introduction
This is a very accessible book for anyone who has a passing acquaintance with philosophical terminology and discussion. As a Christian, I of course differ with Sartre in many fundamental ways, but one has to admire the consistency of his thought given his philosophical presuppositions.
Sartre is unafraid to face and even embrace the consequences of the idea of life lived without hope of fundamental purpose or meaning. Life, both corporate and individual, is the outcome of choices we ... Read More
Rating: - Most Accessible of Sartre's Philosophy
I give this book 5 stars for its accessibility and clarity of Sartre's philosophy, but I give it 3 for its consistency (hence the 4 stars on the rating).
The first section of the book is his lecture "Existentialism" or "Existentialism is a Humanism." The rest contains excerpts from "Being and Nothingness."
On the surface, Sartre's philosophy seems insightful and profound, especially the chapter on personal responsibility. However, the extreme lengths that Sartre takes to ... Read More
Rating: - The most readable philosophy work of Sartre
This work is readable and clear. In this it is possible to learn more from reading a few pages of it than from reading all of Sartre's major philosophical work 'Being and Nothingness'. The basic idea of Sartre's Existensialism is that we are born into the world without having any prior purpose or meaning. Our life is the story of the meaning we make for ourselves. And we do this through our decisions and choices. We make the meaning by our action. And should we decide not to take action then this too ... Read More
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