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<i>Existentialism For Beginners</i> is a lighthearted romp through the history of a philosophical movement that had broad-reaching influence on Western culture, politics and the arts during the period of mid-19th century through the late 20th century, and still exerts influence in the 21st century. Tracing its beginning with close-up views of seminal 19th century writers like Kierkegaard, Dostoevsky and Nietzsche, <i>Existentialism For Beginners</i> follows the trail of existential thought and literature through 20th century German philosophers Jaspers and Heidegger, and finally through to the flowering of the movement in Postwar France brought forth by Jean Paul Sartre, Albert Camus, Simone de Beauvoir and beyond. <br> With dazzling, gritty illustrations <i>Existentialism For Beginners</i> takes an affectionate, good-humored look at a style of thinking that, while pervasive in influence, has often been seen as obscure, difficult, cryptic and dark. <i>Existentialism For Beginners</i> helps to draw the movement’s many diverse elements together to create a palatable introduction for people who have always had difficulty defining or understanding existentialism, and an enjoyable histo
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Cogswell, David
- Publisher
- For Beginners LLC
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781934389218
- Category
- philosophy
- Subjects
- Social Science, Fiction, Philosophy
- Rating
- 3.61 / 5 (95 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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