Rethinking Existentialism is a substantial and valuable attempt to re-evaluate the core ideas of this important philosophical movement

Juliana De Albuquerque, Times Literary Supplement

This excellent study engages with the heart of existentialism, challenging established views and interpretations. Essential reading for all researchers and students of existentialism, its clarity of argument will encourage debate.

John Gillespie, French Studies

Rethinking Existentialism is not only essential reading for anyone interested in existentialism, but the only book one needs.

Kyle Shuttleworth, Sartre Studies International

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There is a great deal of really excellent analysis in this book - of Sartre, of Beauvoir, of Fanon, and of The Outsider, She Came to Stay and No Exit - with which scholars will want to engage seriously.

Katherine J. Morris, Mind

Clear and readable, this book is advanced but will still be inviting to nonspecialists. A valuable resource in the classroom and in research. Summing up: Highly recommended

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In Rethinking Existentialism, Jonathan Webber articulates an original interpretation of existentialism as the ethical theory that human freedom is the foundation of all other values. Offering an original analysis of classic literary and philosophical works published by Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, and Frantz Fanon up until 1952, Webber's conception of existentialism is developed in critical contrast with central works by Albert Camus, Sigmund Freud, and Maurice Merleau-Ponty. Presenting his arguments in an accessible and engaging style, Webber contends that Beauvoir and Sartre initially disagreed over the structure of human freedom in 1943 but Sartre ultimately came to accept Beauvoir's view over the next decade. He develops the viewpoint that Beauvoir provides a more significant argument for authenticity than either Sartre or Fanon. He articulates in detail the existentialist theories of individual character and the social identities of gender and race, key concerns in current discourse. Webber concludes by sketching out the broader implications of his interpretation of existentialism for philosophy, psychology, and psychotherapy.
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Jonathan Webber presents an original interpretation of existentialism as the ethical theory that human freedom is the foundation of all other values. He analyses classic works by Sartre, Beauvoir, and Fanon, in critical contrast with others by Camus, Freud, and Merleau-Ponty and discusses key topics such as character, gender, and race.
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1: What Is Existentialism? 2: Why Meursault is an Outsider 3: Freedom and the Origins of Reasons 4: Why Xaviere is a Threat to Francoise 5: Psychoanalysis and the Existentialist Mind 6: Why Inez is not in Hell 7: Sedimentation and the Origins of Cultural Values 8: Black Skin, White Masks 9: From Absurdity to Authenticity 10: The Imperative of Authenticity 11: The Future of Existentialism
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Analyses both literary and theoretical works regarding existentialism Engaging and non-technical style is accessible to non-specialist readers Includes chapters on highly discussed topics such as gender and race
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Jonathan Webber is Professor of Philosophy at Cardiff University. He has published papers on moral philosophy and philosophy of psychology in leading academic journals including Analysis, European Journal of Philosophy, Journal of Moral Philosophy, Mind, and Philosophical Quarterly. He is the author of the monograph The Existentialism of Jean-Paul Sartre, editor of the collection of essays Reading Sartre: on Phenomenology and Existentialism, co-editor of From Personality to Virtue: Essays in the Philosophy of Character, and translator of Sartre's book The Imaginary.
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Analyses both literary and theoretical works regarding existentialism Engaging and non-technical style is accessible to non-specialist readers Includes chapters on highly discussed topics such as gender and race
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ISBN
9780198866763
Publisert
2020
Utgiver
Oxford University Press
Vekt
312 gr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
141 mm
Dybde
14 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
256

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Biografisk notat

Jonathan Webber is Professor of Philosophy at Cardiff University. He has published papers on moral philosophy and philosophy of psychology in leading academic journals including Analysis, European Journal of Philosophy, Journal of Moral Philosophy, Mind, and Philosophical Quarterly. He is the author of the monograph The Existentialism of Jean-Paul Sartre, editor of the collection of essays Reading Sartre: on Phenomenology and Existentialism, co-editor of From Personality to Virtue: Essays in the Philosophy of Character, and translator of Sartre's book The Imaginary.