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First U.S. edition with no notice of printing/edition on copyright page (see publisher's statement in Zempel & Verkler, 2nd edition, First Editions: A Guide to Identification "All subsequent editions are marked as such, 2nd, 3rd edition, etc.") 636pp including index. Dj flap states: For the first time Sartre's major opus is now available in English. Here Sartre has systematically presented his philosophy of Being.. The book is a sine qua non for any understanding of existentialism and its importance as one of the leading philosophical movements of the twentieth century
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Jean-Paul Sartre, the seminal smarty-pants of mid-century thinking, launched the existentialist fleet with the publication of Being and Nothingness in 1943. Though the book is thick, dense, and unfriendly to careless readers, it is indispensable to those interested in the philosophy of consciousness and free will. Some of his arguments are fallacious, others are unclear, but for the most part Sartre's thoughts penetrate deeply into fundamental philosophical territory. Basing his conception of self-consciousness loosely on Heidegger's "being," Sartre proceeds to sharply delineate between conscious actions ("for themselves") and unconscious ("in themselves"). It is a conscious choice, he claims, to live one's life "authentically" and in a unified fashion, or not--this is the fundamental freedom of our lives.
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Drawing on history and his own rich imagination for examples, Sartre offers compelling supplements to his more formal arguments. The waiter who detaches himself from his job-role sticks in the reader's memory with greater tenacity than the lengthy discussion of inauthentic life and serves to bring the full force of the argument to life. Even if you're not an angst-addicted poet from North Beach, Being and Nothingness offers you a deep conversation with a brilliant mind--unfortunately, a rare find these days. --Rob Lightner
Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-80). The foremost French thinker and writer of the early post-war years. His books have exerted enormous influence in philosophy, literature, art and politics.
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- PublisherPhilosophical Library
- Publication date1956
- ISBN 10 0802225616
- ISBN 13 9780802225610
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages636
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