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Irrational Man : A Study in Existential Philosophy by William Barrett (1962, Trade Paperback)

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Irrational Man : A Study in Existential Philosophy, Paperback by Barrett, William, ISBN 0385031386, ISBN-13 9780385031387, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Examines the sources, major proponents, and widespread influence of twentieth-century existentialism.

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PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group

ISBN-100385031386

ISBN-139780385031387

eBay Product ID (ePID)158324

Product Key Features

Book TitleIrrational Man : a Study in Existential Philosophy

Number of Pages320 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicMovements / Existentialism, Individual Philosophers, History & Surveys / Modern

Publication Year1962

FeaturesReprint

GenrePhilosophy

AuthorWilliam Barrett

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight9.2 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.1 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN90-033388

Dewey Edition20

Dewey Decimal142/.7

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SynopsisWidely recognized as the finest definition of existentialist philosophy ever written, this book introduced existentialism to America in 1958. Barrett speaks eloquently and directly to concerns of the 1990s: a period when the irrational and the absurd are no better integrated than before and when humankind is in even greater danger of destroying its existence without ever understanding the meaning of its existence. Irrational Man begins by discussing the roots of existentialism in the art and thinking of Augustine, Aquinas, Pascal, Baudelaire, Blake, Dostoevski, Tolstoy, Hemingway, Picasso, Joyce, and Beckett. The heart of the book explains the views of the foremost existentialists--Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Sartre. The result is a marvelously lucid definition of existentialism and a brilliant interpretation of its impact.

LC Classification NumberB819.B34 1990