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Widely recognized as the finest definition of existentialist philosophy ever written, this book introduced existentialism to America in 1958. Barrett speaks eloquently and directly to concerns of the 1990s: a period when the irrational and the absurd are no better integrated than before and when humankind is in even greater danger of destroying its existence without ever understanding the meaning of its existence.<br><br> <i>Irrational Man</i> begins by discussing the roots of existentialism in
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- Author
- William Barrett, William Barrett
- Publisher
- Anchor Books, Doubleday
- Published
- 1990
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780307761088
- Category
- philosophy
- Subjects
- Social Science, Fiction, Philosophy
- Rating
- 4.09 / 5 (1,665 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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