Sartre : a guide for the perplexed / Gary Cox
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| Autore: |
Cox Gary
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| Titolo: |
Sartre : a guide for the perplexed / Gary Cox
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| Pubblicazione: | London ; New York, : Continuum, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (193 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 194 |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-172) and index |
| Nota di contenuto: | Consciousness -- Freedom -- Bad faith -- Authenticity |
| Preface -- PART ONE: CONSCIOUSNESS -- 1. Being-for-Itself -- a. Being and Non-Being -- b. Subjectivity and Objectivity -- c. Consciousness and Temporality -- d. Self-Consciousness -- 2. Being for Others -- 3. The Body -- PART TWO: FREEDOM -- 4. Existential Freedom -- a. The Necessity of Freedom -- b. Action, Choice and the Indeterminacy of the Self -- c. The Limits of Freedom: Criticisms of Sartre's Theory of Freedom -- PART THREE: BAD FAITH -- 5. The Phenomenon of Bad Faith -- a. Bad Faith and Self-deception -- b. Relinquishing Responsibility: The Flirt -- c. Automaton or Actor?: The Waiter -- d. Objectifying Emotions: Sadness -- e. Insincerity and Sincerity: The Homosexual and The Champion of Sincerity -- f. Being and Not Being What We Are: The Coward -- 6. The Faith of Bad Faith: The Primitive Project -- PART FOUR: AUTHENTICITY -- 7. Sartre on Authenticity -- 8. Sartre and Nietzsche -- 9. Sartre and Heidegger -- Bibliography -- Further Reading | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Jean-Paul Sartre in one of the most widely read and important of twentieth-century philosophers, an iconic figure, whose ideas and writings continue to resonate. A confident understanding of Sartre is essential for students of Continental philosophy. Sartre: A Guide for the Perplexed is an illuminating and comprehensive introduction to the work of this major twentieth-century thinker. It identifies the four key themes that run through Sartre's writings - consciousness, freedom, bad faith and authenticity. It explores each theme in detail, building up a clear and thorough overview of Sartre's philosophy in its entirety. Anyone required to read Sartre will find this thematic account of his work an invaluable companion to study. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Sartre |
| ISBN: | 1-4725-4748-9 |
| 1-4411-6988-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910786921403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Guides for the perplexed.