12 books in Philosophy - Existentialism
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A Farewell to Sartre
Written by Simone De Beauvoir
Format: eBook, 464 pages
On Sale: January 9, 2013
Price: $11.99
A Farewell to Sartre
Written by Simone De Beauvoir
Format: eBook, 464 pages
On Sale: January 9, 2013
Price: $11.99
Simone de Beauvoir’s account of the last ten years of Jean-Paul Sartre’s life provides a focus for understanding one of the greatest thinkers of the twentieth century. But the book, consisting of both a year-by-year account of Sartre’s last decade and a conversation between him and de Beauvoir about his life...
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Irrational Man
A Study in Existential Philosophy
Written by William Barrett
Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: January 26, 2011
Price: $13.99
Widely recognized as the finest definition of existentialist Philosophy, this book introduced existentialism to America in 1958. Barrett discusses the views of 19th and 20th century existentialists Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Sartre and interprets the impact of their thinking on literature, art, and philosophy.
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A Study in Existential Philosophy
Written by William Barrett
Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: January 26, 2011
Price: $13.99
Widely recognized as the finest definition of existentialist Philosophy, this book introduced existentialism to America in 1958. Barrett discusses the views of 19th and 20th century existentialists Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Sartre and interprets the impact of their thinking on literature, art, and philosophy.
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Science, Culture, and Free Spirits
A Study of Nietzsche's Human, All-Too-Human
Written by Jonathan R. Cohen
Format: Trade Paperback, 305 pages
On Sale: September 15, 2009
Price: $36.95
In this insightful study, Nietzsche specialist Jonathan R. Cohen argues that Human, All-Too-Human (1878) represents the crucial watershed for Nietzsche’s philosophical development, the moment at which he "becomes who he is." Here Nietzsche breaks his early allegiance to Schopenhauer and Wagner by offering acute criticisms, which often are diametric reversals of... Read more >
A Study of Nietzsche's Human, All-Too-Human
Written by Jonathan R. Cohen
Format: Trade Paperback, 305 pages
On Sale: September 15, 2009
Price: $36.95
In this insightful study, Nietzsche specialist Jonathan R. Cohen argues that Human, All-Too-Human (1878) represents the crucial watershed for Nietzsche’s philosophical development, the moment at which he "becomes who he is." Here Nietzsche breaks his early allegiance to Schopenhauer and Wagner by offering acute criticisms, which often are diametric reversals of... Read more >
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The Metamorphosis
Written by Franz Kafka
Adapted by Peter Kuper
Format: eBook, 80 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $9.99
A brilliant, darkly comic reimagining of Kafka’s classic tale of family, alienation, and a giant bug.
Acclaimed graphic artist Peter Kuper presents a kinetic illustrated adaptation of Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis. Kuper’s electric drawings—where American cartooning meets German expressionism—bring Kafka’s prose to vivid life, reviving the original story’s humor and poignancy in... Read more >
Written by Franz Kafka
Adapted by Peter Kuper
Format: eBook, 80 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $9.99
A brilliant, darkly comic reimagining of Kafka’s classic tale of family, alienation, and a giant bug.
Acclaimed graphic artist Peter Kuper presents a kinetic illustrated adaptation of Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis. Kuper’s electric drawings—where American cartooning meets German expressionism—bring Kafka’s prose to vivid life, reviving the original story’s humor and poignancy in... Read more >
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Human, All Too Human
Written by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
Format: Trade Paperback, 536 pages
On Sale: December 16, 2008
Price: $15.99
Human, All Too Human (1878) is often considered the start of Friedrich Nietzsche’s mature period. A complex work that explores many themes to which Nietzsche later returned, it marks a significant departure from his previous thinking. Here Nietzsche breaks with his early allegiance to Schopenhauer and Wagner, and establishes the overall... Read more >
Written by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
Format: Trade Paperback, 536 pages
On Sale: December 16, 2008
Price: $15.99
Human, All Too Human (1878) is often considered the start of Friedrich Nietzsche’s mature period. A complex work that explores many themes to which Nietzsche later returned, it marks a significant departure from his previous thinking. Here Nietzsche breaks with his early allegiance to Schopenhauer and Wagner, and establishes the overall... Read more >
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The Remarkable Existentialists
Written by Michael Allen Fox
Format: Trade Paperback, 323 pages
On Sale: November 1, 2008
Price: $28.99
One of the most original and refreshing approaches to philosophy is existentialism. Although the heyday of this movement spanned the late-nineteenth to mid-twentieth centuries, the themes that existentialist philosophers explored are perennial and they remain central to the experience of contemporary human beings.
Existentialism asserts that the fact of human existence must... Read more >
Written by Michael Allen Fox
Format: Trade Paperback, 323 pages
On Sale: November 1, 2008
Price: $28.99
One of the most original and refreshing approaches to philosophy is existentialism. Although the heyday of this movement spanned the late-nineteenth to mid-twentieth centuries, the themes that existentialist philosophers explored are perennial and they remain central to the experience of contemporary human beings.
Existentialism asserts that the fact of human existence must... Read more >
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Existentialism For Beginners
Written by David Cogswell
Illustrated by Joe Lee
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: October 14, 2008
Price: $14.95
Existentialism For Beginners is a lighthearted romp through the history of a philosophical movement that had broad-reaching influence on Western culture, politics and the arts during the period of mid-19th century through the late 20th century, and still exerts influence in the 21st century. Tracing its beginning with close-up views of... Read more >
Written by David Cogswell
Illustrated by Joe Lee
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: October 14, 2008
Price: $14.95
Existentialism For Beginners is a lighthearted romp through the history of a philosophical movement that had broad-reaching influence on Western culture, politics and the arts during the period of mid-19th century through the late 20th century, and still exerts influence in the 21st century. Tracing its beginning with close-up views of... Read more >
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Basic Writings of Existentialism
Edited by Gordon Marino
Format: eBook, 528 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $15.99
Edited and with an Introduction by Gordon Marino
Basic Writings of Existentialism, unique to the Modern Library, presents the writings of key nineteenth- and twentieth-century thinkers broadly united by their belief that because life has no inherent meaning humans can discover, we must determine meaning for ourselves. This anthology brings together into... Read more >
Edited by Gordon Marino
Format: eBook, 528 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $15.99
Edited and with an Introduction by Gordon Marino
Basic Writings of Existentialism, unique to the Modern Library, presents the writings of key nineteenth- and twentieth-century thinkers broadly united by their belief that because life has no inherent meaning humans can discover, we must determine meaning for ourselves. This anthology brings together into... Read more >
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Sartre for Beginners
Written by Donald D. Palmer
Illustrated by Donald D. Palmer
Format: Trade Paperback, 216 pages
On Sale: August 21, 2007
Price: $14.95
Sartre For Beginners is an accessible, yet sophisticated introduction to the life and works of the famous French philosopher, Jean Paul Sartre. Sartre was a member the French underground during World War II, a novelist, a playwright, and a major influence in French political and intellectual life. The book opens with... Read more >
Written by Donald D. Palmer
Illustrated by Donald D. Palmer
Format: Trade Paperback, 216 pages
On Sale: August 21, 2007
Price: $14.95
Sartre For Beginners is an accessible, yet sophisticated introduction to the life and works of the famous French philosopher, Jean Paul Sartre. Sartre was a member the French underground during World War II, a novelist, a playwright, and a major influence in French political and intellectual life. The book opens with... Read more >
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Myth & Christianity
An Inquiry Into The Possibility Of Religion Without Myth
Written by Karl Jaspers
Format: Trade Paperback, 109 pages
On Sale: May 6, 2005
Price: $18.99
Two of the most brilliant German thinkers of the twentieth century were Karl Jaspers and Rudolf Bultmann. Jaspers, the philosopher, and Bultmann, the theologian, were both influenced by the philosophy of Martin Heidegger and the rise of the existentialist movement. Late in their careers they interacted on the subject of Bultmann's... Read more >
An Inquiry Into The Possibility Of Religion Without Myth
Written by Karl Jaspers
Format: Trade Paperback, 109 pages
On Sale: May 6, 2005
Price: $18.99
Two of the most brilliant German thinkers of the twentieth century were Karl Jaspers and Rudolf Bultmann. Jaspers, the philosopher, and Bultmann, the theologian, were both influenced by the philosophy of Martin Heidegger and the rise of the existentialist movement. Late in their careers they interacted on the subject of Bultmann's... Read more >
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The Metamorphosis
Written by Franz Kafka
Adapted by Peter Kuper
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: July 20, 2004
Price: $10.95
Acclaimed graphic artist Peter Kuper presents a brilliant, darkly comic reimagining of Kafka’s classic tale of family, alienation, and a giant bug. Kuper’s electric drawings—which merge American cartooning with German expressionism—bring Kafka’s prose to vivid life, reviving the original story’s humor and poignancy in a way that will surprise and delight... Read more >
Written by Franz Kafka
Adapted by Peter Kuper
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: July 20, 2004
Price: $10.95
Acclaimed graphic artist Peter Kuper presents a brilliant, darkly comic reimagining of Kafka’s classic tale of family, alienation, and a giant bug. Kuper’s electric drawings—which merge American cartooning with German expressionism—bring Kafka’s prose to vivid life, reviving the original story’s humor and poignancy in a way that will surprise and delight... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Basic Writings of Existentialism
Edited by Gordon Marino
Format: Trade Paperback, 528 pages
On Sale: April 13, 2004
Price: $18.00
Edited and with an Introduction by Gordon Marino
Basic Writings of Existentialism, unique to the Modern Library, presents the writings of key nineteenth- and twentieth-century thinkers broadly united by their belief that because life has no inherent meaning humans can discover, we must determine meaning for ourselves. This anthology brings together into... Read more >
Edited by Gordon Marino
Format: Trade Paperback, 528 pages
On Sale: April 13, 2004
Price: $18.00
Edited and with an Introduction by Gordon Marino
Basic Writings of Existentialism, unique to the Modern Library, presents the writings of key nineteenth- and twentieth-century thinkers broadly united by their belief that because life has no inherent meaning humans can discover, we must determine meaning for ourselves. This anthology brings together into... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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