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9780192804280

Existentialism: A Very Short Introduction

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  • ISBN13:

    9780192804280

  • ISBN10:

    0192804286

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2006-11-06
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press

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"In this Very Short Introduction Thomas R. Flynn examines the philosophy at the core of the movement, providing a clear and accessible account of what existentialism really means. He focuses on several key existential themes, and along the way introduces the leading existentialist thinkers, from Kierkegaard and Nietzsche to Sartre and de Beauvoir."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

Thomas R. Flynn is Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Philosophy at Emory University.

Table of Contents

Prefacep. ix
Acknowledgementsp. xiii
List of illustrationsp. xv
Philosophy as a way of lifep. 1
Becoming an individualp. 24
Humanism: for and againstp. 45
Authenticityp. 63
A chastened individualism? Existentialism and social thoughtp. 81
Existentialism in the 21st centuryp. 104
Referencesp. 126
Further readingp. 129
Glossaryp. 133
Indexp. 136
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