William Barrett - Irrational Man (1958): A Study in Existential Philosophy torrent

Category: Literature, Misc. Non-fiction
Language: English
Keywords: existentialism Heidegger Kierkegaard nietzsche sartre

Written by William Barrett
Read by Paul Boehmer
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps


Irrational Man
A Study in Existential Philosophy
By: William Barrett
Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
Length: 13 hrs and 47 mins
Unabridged Audiobook
Release date: 07-30-19
Language: English
Publisher: Tantor Audio

Publisher’s Summary

Widely recognized as the finest definition of existentialist philosophy ever written, this book introduced existentialism to America in 1958. Barrett speaks eloquently and directly to concerns of the modern era: a period when the irrational and the absurd are no better integrated than before and when humankind is in even greater danger of destroying its existence without ever understanding the meaning of its existence.

Irrational Man begins by discussing the roots of existentialism in the art and thinking of Augustine, Aquinas, Pascal, Baudelaire, Blake, Dostoevski, Tolstoy, Hemingway, Picasso, Joyce, and Beckett. The heart of the book explains the views of the foremost existentialists - Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Sartre. The result is a marvelously lucid definition of existentialism and a brilliant interpretation of its impact.

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