{"product_id":"sartre-for-beginners-paperback","title":"Sartre for Beginners - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDonald D. Palmer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSartre For Beginners\u003c\/i\u003e is an accessible yet sophisticated introduction to the life and works of the famous French philosopher, Jean Paul Sartre. Sartre was a member of the French underground during WWII, a novelist, a playwright, and a major influence in French political and intellectual life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book opens with a biographical section, introducing the significant events in the life of the man who coined the term existentialism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen it examines Sartre's early philosophical works. Ideas from Sartre's other fictional and dramatic works are discussed, but the greatest part is the presentation of the main concepts from Sartre's \u003ci\u003eBeing and Nothingness\u003c\/i\u003e (1943). These include the topics of consciousness, freedom, responsibility, absurdity, bad faith, authenticity, and the hellish confrontation with other people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinally, the book deals with Sartre's modification of his early existentialism to compliment his conversion to a kind of existential Marxism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSartre For Beginners\u003c\/i\u003e summarizes the work of the most renown philosopher of the 20th Century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDonald Palmer\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the College of Marin in Kentfield, California. Currently he is Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina. He is also author of \u003ci\u003eSartre For Beginners, Looking at Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDoes the Center Hold?\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 156\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 8.94 x 6.18 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 21, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43153445060671,"sku":"9781934389157","price":17.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/RdpLqIWmzx9781934389157_566df46b-266f-471b-ae51-1a836da5b5de.webp?v=1776947485","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/sartre-for-beginners-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}