Existentialism: A Philosophical Inquiry Smith Joel
Existentialism: A Philosophical Inquiry Smith Joel Existentialism asks some of the most fundamental questions about human existence: What gives our lives meaning and value? How do I live an authentic…
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Existentialism: A Philosophical Inquiry Smith Joel
Existentialism asks some of the most fundamental questions about human existence: What gives our lives meaning and value? How do I live an authentic life? What is it to choose freely?
In this book Joel Smith introduces and assesses the arguments and controversies surrounding these questions in an engaging way, providing a superb introduction to this important and perennial philosophical subject.Connecting existentialist themes with contemporary questions in ethics, philosophy of action, and the emotions, he brings existentialism to life. How should I relate to myself and to others? He does so by focusing on a set of distinctively existentialist questions and themes, including race and gender, whilst at the same time engaging with the classic existentialist texts from Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Sartre, de Beauvoir, Fanon and others.
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