Socrates meets Sartre : the father of philosophy meets the founder of existentialism : a socratic cross-examination of existentialism and human emotions

Christian philosopher Kreeft (philosophy, Boston College) uses an imaginary dialogue between Socrates and Sartre to challenge the fundamental concepts of existentialist philosophy. The conversational style and non-technical language he employs serves to make the concepts discussed accessible to both students and general readers. Kreeft is also the This book is one of a series of Socratic explorations of some of the Great Books. The books in this series are intended to be short, clear, and non-technical, thus fully understandable by beginners. Through such Socratic dialogues, Peter Kreeft introduces (or reviews) the basic questions in the fundamental divisions of metaphysics, epistemology, anthropology, ethics, logic, and method. In Socrates Meets Sartre, Kreeft takes the reader through the world of existentialist philosophy, posing questions that challenge the concepts that Sartre proposed. Based on an imaginary dialogue between Socrates and Sartre that takes place in the afterlife, this profound and witty book makes an entertaining and informative exploration of modern philosophy. "Peter Kreefts work (1) unfailingly brilliant, (2) intellectually agile, (3) astonishingly perspicacious, (4) gloriously orthodox, (5) Chestertonianly aphoristic." Thomas Howard Author, On Being Catholic Other titles in this Series * Philosophy 101 by Socrates Socrates Meets Marx Socrates Meets Machiavelli Introduction -- In Hell? -- The First Principle Of Existentialism -- Atheism And Honesty -- Being-in-itself And Being-for-itself -- Method -- Man (and Woman) -- Am I My Life? -- Responsibility -- Freedom And Values -- Freedom -- The Family -- Love. By Peter Kreeft. Includes Bibliographical References (t.p. Verso).