Existentialism (Opus Books) [Paperback]

Mary Warnock (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 15, 1970 | ISBN-10: 0198880529 | ISBN-13: 978-0198880523 | Edition: Revised

In this popular, highly readable survey, Mary Warnock considers the contributions made to Existentialism by Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, and Husserl, and discusses at length the works of Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, and Sartre. This revised edition includes a postscript reviewing the status of Existentialism in the 1990s and has a thoroughly updated bibliography.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Deserves praise on several counts. In the first place, Mrs. Warnock writes from a position of some philosophical detachment towards the thinkers whose work she expounds....yet she also displays an imaginative sympathy with their aims and ideas which makes her criticisms of their work all the more worthy of attention."--Times Literary Supplement

About the Author

Baroness Warnock is a philosopher, broadcaster, and member of the House of Lords. She is currently a member of the Archbishop of Canterbury's Advance Group on Medical Ethics. She has writen a number of books including Ethics Since 1900 (3/e); Existentialist Ethics; Jean-Paul Sartre; Imagination; Schools of Thought; What Must We Teach? ; A Question of Life; and The Uses of Philosophy.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; Revised edition (October 15, 1970)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198880529
• ISBN-13: 978-0198880523
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,283,671 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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