Being and nothingness an essay on phenomenological ontology
"First published in French in 1943 Jean-Paul Sartre's L'Être et le Néant is one of the greatest philosophical works of the twentieth century. In it, Sartre offers nothing less than a brilliant and radical account of the human condition. The English philosopher and novelist Iris Murd...
| Main Author: | Sartre, Jean-Paul, 1905-1980 (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Richmond, Sarah (Translator) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English French |
| Published: |
New York, NY :
Washington Square Press/Atria, and imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.,
2021.
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| Edition: | First Washington Square Press/Atria Books paperback edition. |
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| Summary: |
"First published in French in 1943 Jean-Paul Sartre's L'Être et le Néant is one of the greatest philosophical works of the twentieth century. In it, Sartre offers nothing less than a brilliant and radical account of the human condition. The English philosopher and novelist Iris Murdoch wrote to a friend of "the excitement - I remember nothing like it since the days of discovering Keats and Shelley and Coleridge". What gives our lives significance, Sartre argues in Being and Nothingness, is not pre-established for us by God or nature but is something for which we ourselves are responsible. Combining this with the unsettling view that human existence is characterized by radical freedom and the inescapability of choice, Sartre introduces us to a cast of ideas and characters that are part of philosophical legend: anguish; the 'bad faith' of the memorable waiter in the café; sexual desire; and the 'look' of the other, brought to life by Sartre's famous description of someone looking through a keyhole. Above all, by arguing that we alone create our values and that human relationships are characterized by hopeless conflict, Sartre paints a stark and controversial picture of our moral universe and one that resonates strongly today. This new translation includes a helpful Translator's Introduction, notes on the translation, a comprehensive index and a foreword by Richard Moran."--Book jacket. |
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| Physical Description: |
lxix, 853 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 813-818) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781982105457 1982105453 9781982105440 1982105445 |
| Author Notes: |
Sarah Richmond is Senior Lecturer at University College London. She received her PhD in philosophy from Oxford University. She coedits the academic journal, Sartre Studies International . |