| Dictionary of Existentialism Contributor(s): Haim, Gordon (Author), Gordon, Haim (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1579581676 ISBN-13: 9781579581671 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $228.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 1999 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Reference - Philosophy | Movements - Existentialism - Philosophy | History & Surveys - General |
| Dewey: 142.780 |
| Physical Information: 1.38" H x 6" W x 9" (2.15 lbs) 552 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Existentialism, as a philosophy, gained prominence after World War II. Instead of focusing upon a particular aspect of human existence, existentialists argued that our focus must be upon the whole being as he/she exists in the world. Rebelling against the rationalism of such philosophers as Descartes and Hegel, existentialists reject the emphasis placed on man as primarily a thinking being. Freedom is central to human existence, and human relations and encounters cannot be reduced simply to "thinking." This Dictionary provides--through alphabetically arranged entries--overviews of the various tenets, philosophers, and writers of existentialism, and of those writers/philosophers who, in retrospect, seem to existentialists to espouse their philosophy: Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Dostoyevski, et al. |