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  • Existentialism

  • A Very Short Introduction
  • Written by: Thomas Flynn
  • Narrated by: Jay Snyder
  • Length: 4 hrs and 52 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (3 ratings)

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One of the leading philosophical movements of the 20th century, existentialism has had more impact on literature and the arts than any other school of thought. Focusing on the leading figures of existentialism, including Sartre, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Kierkegaard, de Beauvoir, Merleau-Ponty, and Camus, Thomas Flynn offers a concise account of existentialism, explaining the key themes of individuality, free will, and personal responsibility, which marked the movement as a way of life, not just a way of thinking.

Flynn sets the philosophy of existentialism in context, from the early phenomenologists, to its rise in the '40s and '50s, and the connections with national socialism, communism, and feminism. He identifies the original definition of "existentialism," which tends to be obscured by misappropriation, and highlights how the philosophy is still relevant in our world today.

©2006 Thomas Flynn (P)2021 Tantor

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Explains basics of existalism

it's very useful for understanding the existalism and the topics provides basic explanation of existalism. but less examples as it's a introduction only.

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