Webber The Existentialism of Jean-Paul Sartre

Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-1-134-22067-0
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 184 Seiten

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Twentieth-Century Philosophy

Webber argues for a new interpretation of Sartrean existentialism. On this reading, Sartre is arguing that each person’s character consists in the projects they choose to pursue and that we are all already aware of this but prefer not to face it. Careful consideration of his existentialist writings shows this to be the unifying theme of his theories of consciousness, freedom, the self, bad faith, personal relationships, existential psychoanalysis, and the possibility of authenticity. Developing this account affords many insights into various aspects of his philosophy, not least concerning the origins, structure, and effects of bad faith and the resulting ethic of authenticity. This discussion makes clear the contributions that Sartre’s work can make to current debates over the objectivity of ethics and the psychology of agency, character, and selfhood. Written in an accessible style and illustrated with reference to Sartre’s fiction, this book should appeal to general readers and students as well as to specialists.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Webber, Jonathan

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Existenzphilosophie, Lebensphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

Chapter One: Understanding Ourselves

Chapter Two: The Reality of Character

Chapter Three: Situations

Chapter Four: Freely Chosen Projects

Chapter Five: Radical Freedom

Chapter Six: Anguish, Bad Faith, and Sincerity

Chapter Seven: The Project of Bad Faith

Chapter Eight: God and the Useless Passion

Chapter Nine: One Another

Chapter Ten: The Virtue of Authenticity

Chapter Eleven: Being One Self

Bibliography

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Jonathan Webber is Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Cardiff. He has published papers on Sartre and on the theory of character in leading academic journals and is the English translator of Sartre’s book The Imaginary.