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The Debate Between Sartre and Merleau-Ponty (Studies in Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy)

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Stupid stupid stupid. Surely you know better than to think that this is Jon Stewart of Daily Show fame! Did you even know what the words on the front of the book meant???

I think it's funny that after reading reviews for this and another book bearing the name Jon Stewart, that they think this is the same Jon Stewart as the one from the Daily Show. Well, lets consider for a moment that Jon Stewart from the Daily show deals with Politics and not Phenomena or Existentialism. If you're looking for the quick satire of the political guru/funnyman, then don't shell out the money to get something that quite obviously isn't from him. Maybe people should follow his cue and start investigating before they believe in something.

This book, although amusing in sound, lacks the depth and intricacy that normally shows the extremely involved beliefs of both Sartre and Merleau-Ponty.

I picked up this book and was very disappointed--even more disappointed than after watching Death to Smoochy. It lacked all of the wit and satirical insight that Stewart usually brings with both his writing and delivery. Granted, his performance in the movies that he has been in have somewhat failed to bring forth his dynamic humor, but this book failed beyond that of even his movies. Unfortunately, the ending never delivered the cynical turnaround/punchline that I thought he spent most of the book setting up. Honestly, I can't really even enjoy his show any more. Stay away, this book is bad news.