The A to Z of existentialism / / Stephen Michelman

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910958053903321
• Autore: Michelman Stephen <1962->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lanham, MD, : Scarecrow Press, 2010
• ISBN: 979-82-16-23129-5; 1-4617-3179-8; 1-299-13356-8
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (410 p.)
• Collana: The A to Z guide series ; ; 162
• Disciplina: 142.7803
• Soggetti: Existentialism; Philosophy, Modern
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-378).
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Editor's Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chronology; Introduction; The Dictionary; Bibliography; About the Author
• Sommario/riassunto: The A to Z of Existentialism explains the central claims of existentialist philosophy and the contexts in which it developed into one of the most influential intellectual trends of the 20th century. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and more than 300 cross-referenced dictionary entries offering clear, accessible accounts of the life and thought of major existentialists like Jean-Paul Sartre, Martin Heidegger, Martin Buber, Karl Jaspers, Gabriel Marcel, Simone de Beauvoir, Albert Camus, and Maurice Merleau-Ponty, as well as thinkers influential to its dev