Philosophies Of Existence: An Introduction To The Basic Thought Of Kierkegaard, Heidegger, Jaspers, Marcel, Sartre 6

This Book, First Published In 1969, Examines The 'philosophies Of Existence' Or Existentialism And The Field's Leading Philosophers. These Philosophers, The Book Argues, Wished To Distinguish Themselves From Other Philosophies In Their Structure And Approach - And It Is That Structure That This Book Takes Care To Analyse. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Original Title Page 6 Original Copyright Page 7 Contents 8 Foreword 10 Part One 12 Chapter I Generalities 14 Chapter II The Traditions leading to the Philosophies of Existence 18 Chapter III The Traditions to which the Philosophies of Existence are opposed 23 Chapter IV General Evolution of the Philosophies of Existence 30 Part Two: The Categories of the Philosophies of Existence 38 Chapter I The First Triad: Existence - Being - Transcendence 40 Chapter II The Second Triad: Possibility and Project - Origin -Now, Situation, Instant 61 Chapter III The Third Triad: Choice and Freedom - Nothingness and Dread - Authenticity 68 Chapter IV The Unique - The Other - Communication 87 Chapter V Truth-Subjectivity - Truth-Being - Multiplicity of Truths 94 Chapter VI Paradox - Tension - Ambiguity 98 Chapter VII Comprehensive View 100 Chapter VIII The Ultimate Problems of the Philosophies of Existence. Respective Value of Their Various Features 105 Appendix A Note on Dread 122 Bibliography 130 Index 132 This Set Collects Together A Vital Selection Of Works On Existentialism, Including The Key Introduction To The New Existentialism By Colin Wilson. Some Of The Titles Were Early Works Written As This New Philosophy Spread Into The English Language, While Others Are More Recent Examinations. This book, first published in 1961, is a careful analysis of this modern movement of thought, and especially of its leading German representative Martin Heidegger. This study presents a sound reading and criticism of the existentialist thinkers