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Historical Dictionary of Existentialism
Stephen Michelman
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Description for Historical Dictionary of Existentialism
Hardback. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements Series. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150 x 31. Weight in Grams: 703.
Existentialism is the philosophy of human existence, which flourished first in Germany in the 1920s and 1930s and then in France in the decade following the end of World War II. The operative meaning of existentialism here is thus broader than it was circa 1945 when the term first gained currency in France as a label for the philosophy of Jean-Paul Sartre. However, it is considerably less broad than the view proposed by commentators in the 1950s and 1960s who, in an attempt to overcome Sartre's hegemony, discovered the seeds of existentialism far and wide: in Shakespeare, Saint Augustine, and ... Read more
Existentialism is the philosophy of human existence, which flourished first in Germany in the 1920s and 1930s and then in France in the decade following the end of World War II. The operative meaning of existentialism here is thus broader than it was circa 1945 when the term first gained currency in France as a label for the philosophy of Jean-Paul Sartre. However, it is considerably less broad than the view proposed by commentators in the 1950s and 1960s who, in an attempt to overcome Sartre's hegemony, discovered the seeds of existentialism far and wide: in Shakespeare, Saint Augustine, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
Series
Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements Series
Number of Pages
408
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810854932
SKU
V9780810854932
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About Stephen Michelman
Stephen Michelman is associate professor of philosophy at Wofford College where he teaches classes in 19th-century philosophy, phenomenology, existentialism, philosophy of art, and philosophy of human nature.
Reviews for Historical Dictionary of Existentialism
This accessible work is recommended for philosophy and modern history collections.
Library Journal, 5/15/2008
A useful resource to put on library reserve for any class that covers existentialism and existentialist themes...this book is a well designed tool that [undergraduates] will find appealing and easy to access. This book would also be a boon for a non-specialist teaching existentialism ... Read more
Library Journal, 5/15/2008
A useful resource to put on library reserve for any class that covers existentialism and existentialist themes...this book is a well designed tool that [undergraduates] will find appealing and easy to access. This book would also be a boon for a non-specialist teaching existentialism ... Read more