Sartre Explained From Bad Faith to Authenticity

by Detmer, David

• ISBN13: 9780812696318
• ISBN10: 081269631X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-06-28
• Publisher: Open Court

Summary

Jean-Paul Sartre is perhaps the most famous of the existentialists, and by far the most famous philosopher of the post-war era. Sartre was a highly prolific writer and thinker, and delving into his novels, plays, stories, essays, and memoirs can be challenging. Most books on Sartre focus on only one sphere of his astounding intellect — either his philosophical treatises or his forays into fiction. Enter Sartre Explained, a comprehensive guide to Sartre's versatile work, as well as a valuable overview of his life and scholarly context. Detailing the philosophical notions central to all of Sartre's work, including his fictional pieces, this guide is an essential resource for anyone interested in Sartre's full range of talents.

Author Biography

David Detmer is Professor of Philosophy at Purdue University Calumet and Executive Editor of Sartre Studies International.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Abbreviations	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Sartre's Reputation	p. 4
Why Read Sartre?	p. 15
Phenomenology	p. 17
The Transcendence of the Ego	p. 19
Intentionality	p. 29
The Emotions	p. 35
Imagination and The Imaginary	p. 46
Nausea	p. 51
Absurdity	p. 55
Life and Art	p. 58
Why Write?	p. 60
Being and Nothingness	p. 63
Interrogation	p. 65
Destruction	p. 66
Absence	p. 67
Anguish	p. 70
Bad Faith	p. 75
Knowledge	p. 89
Others	p. 92
The Body	p. 96
Concrete Relations with Others	p. 103
Freedom	p. 110
Existential Psychoanalysis	p. 122
Ethics	p. 134
No Exit	p. 143
A Philosophical Play	p. 145
Bad Faith Dramatized	p. 147
Hell Is Other People	p. 149
Death	p. 153
The Devil and the Good Lord	p. 159
Atheism	p. 162
Conversion	p. 163
Good and Evil	p. 165
Violence	p. 169
Saint Genet	p. 173
Existential Psychoanalysis Illustrated	p. 174
Inventing the Homosexual Subject	p. 178
Freedom and Facticity	p. 178
Understanding that Overcomes Difference	p. 181
Critique of Dialectical Reason	p. 187
Marxism	p. 188
Dialectic	p. 189
Practico-Inert and Counter-Finality	p. 191
The Progressive-Regressive Method	p. 193
Criticisms of Marxism	p. 194
Two Kinds of Freedom	p. 196
Scarcity and Violence	p. 198
Totalization	p. 200
Series and Group	p. 201
The Ethics of Violence	p. 203
Inauthenticity	p. 211
Propaganda	p. 212
Priorities	p. 213
Suggestions for Further Readings	p. 217
By Sartre	p. 217
About Sartre	p. 224
Index	p. 229
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