Being and NothingnessWashington Square Press, 1993 M08 1 - 864 pages A philosophical classic and major cornerstone of modern existentialism Often criticized and all-too-rarely understood, the philosophy of Jean-Paul Sartre encompasses the dilemmas and aspirations of the individual in contemporary society.Being and Nothingnesscontains all the basic tenets of his thought, as well as all its more intricate details. A work of inherent force and epic scope, it provides a vivid analysis for all who would understand one of the most influential philosophic movements of any age, and makes clear whyThe New York Timeshailed Sartre’s masterpiece as "a philosophy to be reckoned with, both for its own intrinsic power and as a profound symptom of our time." |
Contents
The Phenomenon | 3 |
The Phenomenon of Being and the Being of the Phenomenon | 7 |
The PreReflective Cognito and the Being of the Percipere | 9 |
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absolute abstract affirmation anguish appears apprehend attitude bad faith become being-for-itself being-for-others being-in-itself being-in-the-world being-with cause choice choose cogito conceive concept concrete consciousness consider constitute contingency contrary Dasein death defined Descartes desire determine ekstatic ensemble escape essence establish evanescent example exis existence existential experience exteriority external fact facticity flesh for-itself foundation fundamental future given grasp hand Hegel Heidegger human reality Husserl ideal in-itself inkwell instant instrument internal negation intuition knowledge lack Leibniz limit longer look meaning mode motive necessary ness never nihilation non-being non-thetic nothingness object objectivation oneself ontological organized original Other-as-object Other's body Other's freedom particular past perpetually phenomenon point of view position possess possible precisely present psychic psychoanalysis pure question realize refers reflected-on reflection relation remains revealed Sartre Sartre's sciousness sense simply situation slimy solipsism structure surpassing temporal tence things tion totality transcendence unity upsurge