The Dizziness of Freedom in Kierkegaard and Sartre

This book investigates the concept of freedom as it has been defined by Søren Kierkegaard and some of existentialism’s major figures, including Jean-Paul Sartre. In an attempt to delineate an ontology of the human condition, special emphasis is placed on the ideas of choice, responsibility, and transcendence. The second part of the book focuses on existential freedom in what has been its most radical formulation by Sartre. A translation of __Il sentimento paralizzante del possibile__. __La vertigine della libertà in Kierkegaard e Sartre__ (2022), this book brings cutting-edge contemporary Italian philosophy to English readers. Preface: The Sense of Possibility Contents Chapter 1: Existence as Possibility Chapter 2: The Despairing Aesthete: The Pioneer of Pain Chapter 3: The Choice of Self Chapter 4: Existentialism and the Birth of the Modern Era Chapter 5: Human Existence Chapter 6: Transcendence and Freedom Chapter 7: Authenticity and Responsibility Chapter 8: Freedom as Destiny Chronology of Kierkegaard’s Life and Major Works Chronology of Sartre’s Life and Major Works Appendix: Sartre and Cinema Excerpts from Kierkegaard’s Writings References Index