The Existentialists: Critical Essays on Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Sartre (Critical Essays on the Classics Series) [Hardcover]

Charles Guignon (Editor, Contributor), Robert Merrihew Adams (Contributor), Louis Dupré (Contributor), Robert C. Solomon (Contributor), Alexander Nehamas (Contributor), Harrison Hall (Contributor), Thomas C. Anderson (Contributor), Dorothy Leland (Contributor)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 9, 2003 | ISBN-10: 0742514129 | ISBN-13: 978-0742514126

This volume brings together for the first time some of the most helpful and insightful essays on the four most influential and discussed philosophers in the history of existentialism: Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Sartre. The contributors write on such topics as Kierkegaard's knight of faith and his diagnosis of the 'present age;' Nietzsche's view of morality and self-creation; Heidegger's accounts of worldhood and authenticity; and Sartre's ontology, ethics, and conception of the cogito. The essays have been selected for their higher level of scholarship and for their ability to illuminate various aspects of their subject's work. The volume is enhanced by the editor's introduction and extensive bibliography to aid further study.

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About the Author

Charles Guignon is professor of philosophy at the University of South Florida. He has written or co-edited seven books, five on Heidegger and existentialism.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (December 9, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0742514129
• ISBN-13: 978-0742514126
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,375,107 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)