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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781778603321

Autore

Heter T. Storm

Titolo

Sartre''s Ethics of Engagement [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2006

ISBN

1-282-45247-9

9786612452475

1-4411-1593-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (173 p.)

Collana

Continuum Studies in Continental Philosophy

Disciplina

194

Soggetti

Ethics, Modern

Sartre, Jean-Paul

Philosophy & Religion

Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Freedom; 3. Self; 4. Recognition; 5. Bad Faith; 6. Authenticity; 7. Engagement; 8. Recognition in Groups; 9. Civic Virtue; 10. Morality; 11. Conclusions; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; W

Sommario/riassunto

Jean-Paul Sartre was one of the most distinctive and vociferous social critics of the twentieth century. As editor of the French post-war journal Les Temps Modernes, Sartre was able to complement his literary and philosophical views with essays devoted to practical ethical and political issues. The post-war era was one of the most fruitful, exciting and daring periods for Sartre''s thinking.  His published and unpublished works disclose a striking feature of Sartrean existentialism. The commonly-held view is that existentialism champions radical individualism and disparages community, social r