Sketch for a Theory of the Emotions (Jean-Paul Sartre)

"Philosopher, novelist, dramatist and existentialist Jean-Paul Sartre is one of the greatest writers of all time. He was fascinated by the role played by the emotions in human life and placed them at the heart of his philosophy. This brilliant short work - which contains some of the principal ideas later to appear in his masterpiece Being and Nothingness - is Sartre at his best: insightful, engaging and controversial. Far from constraining one's freedom, as we often think, Sartre argues that emotions are fundamental to it and that an emotion is nothing less than 'a transformation of the world'. With a new foreword by Sebastian Gardner.?"--Provided by publisher. Jean-Paul Sartre is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most controversial philosophers. The emotions lie at the heart of the existentialist philosophy he championed and in this brilliant short work he is at his best: controversial and witty. Far from constraining our freedom, Sartre argues that our emotions are central to it and are about choosing to see the world in a particular, transformative, way Foreword to the Routledge Great Minds Edition 1. Introduction: Psychology, phenomenology and phenomenological psychology 2. Sketch for a Theory of the Emotions I. The Classic Theories II. The Psychoanalytic Theory III. Outline of a Phenomenological Theory 3. Conclusion PHILOSOPHY. The emotions lie at the heart of the existentialist philosophy Sartre championed and in this brilliant short work we see Sartre at his best: insightful, controversial and witty.