Existentialism: A Philosophical Inquiry: A Philosophical Inquiry

✍ Scribed by Joel Smith

Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2022
Tongue: English
Leaves: 267
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

Existentialism asks some of the most fundamental questions about human existence: What gives our lives meaning and value? What is it to choose freely? How do I live an authentic life? How should I relate to myself and to others? In this book Joel Smith introduces and assesses the arguments and controversies surrounding these questions in an engaging way, providing a superb introduction to this important and perennial philosophical subject.

Connecting existentialist themes with contemporary questions in ethics, philosophy of action, and the emotions, he brings existentialism to life. He does so by focusing on a set of distinctively existentialist questions and themes, including race and gender, whilst at the same time engaging with the classic existentialist texts from Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Sartre, de Beauvoir, Fanon and others. The book is organised clearly around the following key topics:

Life
Subjectivity
Meaning
Freedom
Angst
Bad Faith
Alienation
Gender
Race
Authenticity

Including chapter summaries and annotated further reading, Existentialism: A Philosophical Inquiry is the ideal starting point for anyone interested in this fascinating and important subject, in Philosophy as well as related disciplines such as Literature and Religion.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Half Title
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Endorsements
Contents
Preface
1 Life
1.1 Existential Unity
1.2 Existential Diversity
1.3 Ways of Showing
1.4 Existentialism and Humanism
1.5 Summary
1.6 Further Reading
2 Subjectivity
2.1 The Individual Versus the System
2.2 The Objective Way: Acceptance
2.3 The Subjective Way: Commitment
2.4 Subjectivity and Faith
2.5 Summary
2.6 Further Reading
3 Meaning
3.1 The Death of God
3.2 Moral Nihilism
3.3 The Meaning of Existence
3.4 Meaning in Life
3.5 Summary
3.6 Further Reading
4 Freedom
4.1 Freedom and Determinism
4.2 Absolute Freedom in a Situation
4.3 Action and Radical Choice
4.4 The Weight of Reason
4.5 Summary
4.6 Further Reading
5 Angst
5.1 The Uncanny
5.2 The Dizziness of Freedom
5.3 Angst and Death
5.4 Flight and Anticipation
5.5 Summary
5.6 Further Reading
6 Bad Faith
6.1 The Denial of Freedom
6.2 Self-Deception and Divided Minds
6.3 Contradictory Concepts
6.4 Belief and Motivated Irrationality
6.5 Summary
6.6 Further Reading
7 Alienation
7.1 Sharing a World
7.2 Being Lost in the Public
7.3 Das Man
7.4 Alienation, Human Nature, and Autonomy
7.5 Summary
7.6 Further Reading
8 Gender
8.1 Becoming a Woman
8.2 Situated Bodies
8.3 Masters and Slaves
8.4 Gender and Oppression
8.5 Summary
8.6 Further Reading
9 Race
9.1 Do Races Exist?
9.2 Racism
9.3 Being Oppressed
9.4 Négritude
9.5 Summary
9.6 Further Reading
10 Authenticity
10.1 Autonomy and Self-Expression
10.2 The Art of Life
10.3 Reasons to Be Authentic
10.4 Authenticity and Immorality
10.5 Summary
10.6 Further Reading
11 Conclusion
Bibliography
Index

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