Free Downloads Existentialism: Basic Writings (Second Edition)
"An invaluable source for undergraduate courses in continental philosophy." --Giovanna Borradori, Vassar College
Paperback: 400 pages
Publisher: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.; 2nd edition (October 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0872205959
ISBN-13: 978-0872205956
Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 6 x 8.8 inches
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Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
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This book covers writings of Hegel, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Husserl, and Sartre. Fascinating insights into the lives of these famous philosophers, well selected material, and overall great introduction to Existentialist philosophy.
I bought it for a class, and I enjoyed a good deal of the exerpts in the text. The Nietzsche selections are great, as are most of the Kierkegaard (I prefer the shorter exerpts and could have done without Fear and Trembling).I never read much of the other sections, but the book has been invaluable to me for the introductions and any part of the Nietsche in this text alone. Kierkegaard has some great moments too. Considering how accessable and small and how much more I could get from this book, I will be looking to this book for years to come, although once you find something interesting you had best go find out where the exerpt is from in case it is not the complete picture (they chose which parts of the writings to give you, which I value highly, but it means you should not think you can speak for Nietzsche or Kierkegaard by this text alone).We used three texts for our course and this was the only one that was important. The introductions are pleasant and interesting on their own. There's lots of good to choose from in this comfortably "small" sized collection.Unless you already own and know well some of these philosophers or you can't stand to read the introductions in this text, I think you would find this book useful.
This book was required reading for a philosophy class I took in college. Rather than buying it for twice the price at our school bookstore, I saved a lot of money and just ordered it from , and it was well worth the wait for shipping (not that the shipping took an especially long time). The book is of high quality and has stood up to the elements well thus far (after several months of wear and tear). A good read and a good value.
Very difficult to get through, and only excerpts when the whole text is needed.
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