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First published in French in 1943, Jean-Paul Sartre's L'Etre et le
Neant is one of the greatest philosophical works of the twentieth
century. In it, Sartre offers nothing less than a brilliant and
radical account of the human condition. The English philosopher and
novelist Iris Murdoch wrote to a friend of "the excitement - I
remember nothing like it since the days of discovering Keats and
Shelley and Coleridge". This new translation, the first for over
sixty years, makes this classic work of philosophy available to a
new generation of readers. What gives our lives significance,
Sartre argues in Being and Nothingness, is not pre-established for
us by God or nature but is something for which we ourselves are
responsible. At the heart of this view are Sartre's radical
conceptions of consciousness and freedom. Far from being an
internal, passive container for our thoughts and experiences, human
consciousness is constantly projecting itself into the outside
world and imbuing it with meaning. Combining this with the
unsettling view that human existence is characterized by radical
freedom and the inescapability of choice, Sartre introduces us to a
cast of ideas and characters that are part of philosophical legend:
anguish; the "bad faith" of the memorable waiter in the cafe;
sexual desire; and the "look" of the Other, brought to life by
Sartre's famous description of someone looking through a keyhole.
Above all, by arguing that we alone create our values and that
human relationships are characterized by hopeless conflict, Sartre
paints a stark and controversial picture of our moral universe and
one that resonates strongly today. This new translation includes a
helpful Translator's Introduction, a comprehensive Index and a
Foreword by Richard Moran, Brian D. Young Professor of Philosophy,
Harvard University, USA. Translated by Sarah Richmond, University
College London, UK.
'I should like to show here that the Ego is neither formally or
materially in consciousness: it is outside, in the world.'
Jean-Paul Sartre The Transcendence of the Ego is one of Jean-Paul
Sartre's earliest philosophical publications and essential for
understanding the trajectory of his work as a whole. When it first
appeared in France in 1937 Sartre was still largely unknown,
working as a school teacher in a provincial French town. Attacking
prevailing philosophical theories head on, Sartre offers a
brilliant and radical account of the self as a product of
consciousness, situated in the world. He introduces many of the
themes central to his major work, Being and Nothingness: the nature
of consciousness, the problem of self-knowledge, other minds, and
anguish. This translation includes a thorough and illuminating
introduction by Sarah Richmond, placing Sartre's essay in its
philosophical and historical context. Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980).
The foremost French thinker and writer of the early post-war years.
His books, which include Being and Nothingness, Nausea, The Age of
Reason and No Exit have exerted enormous influence in philosophy,
literature, politics and drama.
First published in France in 1936 as a journal article, The
Transcendence of the Ego was one of Jean-Paul Sartre's earliest
philosophical publications. When it appeared, Sartre was still
largely unknown, working as a school teacher in provincial France
and struggling to find a publisher for his most famous fictional
work, Nausea. The Transcendence of the Ego is the outcome of
Sartre's intense engagement with the philosophy of Edmund Husserl,
the founder of phenomenology. Here, as in many subsequent writings,
Sartre embraces Husserl's vision of phenomenology as the proper
method for philosophy. But he argues that Husserl's conception of
the self as an inner entity, 'behind' conscious experience is
mistaken and phenomenologically unfounded. The Transcendence of the
Ego offers a brilliant diagnosis of where Husserl went wrong, and a
radical alternative account of the self as a product of
consciousness, situated in the world. This essay introduces many of
the themes central to Sartre's major work, Being and Nothingness:
the nature of consciousness, the problem of self-knowledge, other
minds, anguish. It demonstrates their presence and importance in
Sartre's thinking from the very outset of his career. This fresh
translation makes this classic work available again to students of
Sartre, phenomenology, existentialism, and twentieth century
philosophy. It includes a thorough and illuminating introduction by
Sarah Richmond, placing Sartre's essay in its philosophical and
historical context.
First published in France in 1936 as a journal article, The
Transcendence of the Ego was one of Jean-Paul Sartre's earliest
philosophical publications. When it appeared, Sartre was still
largely unknown, working as a school teacher in provincial France
and struggling to find a publisher for his most famous fictional
work, Nausea. The Transcendence of the Ego is the outcome of
Sartre's intense engagement with the philosophy of Edmund Husserl,
the founder of phenomenology. Here, as in many subsequent writings,
Sartre embraces Husserl's vision of phenomenology as the proper
method for philosophy. But he argues that Husserl's conception of
the self as an inner entity, 'behind' conscious experience is
mistaken and phenomenologically unfounded. The Transcendence of the
Ego offers a brilliant diagnosis of where Husserl went wrong, and a
radical alternative account of the self as a product of
consciousness, situated in the world. This essay introduces many of
the themes central to Sartre's major work, Being and Nothingness:
the nature of consciousness, the problem of self-knowledge, other
minds, anguish. It demonstrates their presence and importance in
Sartre's thinking from the very outset of his career. This fresh
translation makes this classic work available again to students of
Sartre, phenomenology, existentialism, and twentieth century
philosophy. It includes a thorough and illuminating introduction by
Sarah Richmond, placing Sartre's essay in its philosophical and
historical context.
'I should like to show here that the Ego is neither formally or
materially in consciousness: it is outside, in the world.'
Jean-Paul Sartre
The Transcendence of the Ego is one of Jean-Paul Sartre's
earliest philosophical publications and essential for understanding
the trajectory of his work as a whole. When it first appeared in
France in 1937 Sartre was still largely unknown, working as a
school teacher in a provincial French town.
Attacking prevailing philosophical theories head on, Sartre
offers a brilliant and radical account of the self as a product of
consciousness, situated in the world. He introduces many of the
themes central to his major work, Being and Nothingness: the nature
of consciousness, the problem of self-knowledge, other minds, and
anguish.
This translation includes a thorough and illuminating
introduction by Sarah Richmond, placing Sartre's essay in its
philosophical and historical context.
Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980). The foremost French thinker and
writer of the early post-war years. His books, which include Being
and Nothingness, Nausea, The Age of Reason and No Exit have exerted
enormous influence in philosophy, literature, politics and
drama.
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First published in French in 1943, Jean-Paul Sartre's L'Etre et le
Neant is one of the greatest philosophical works of the twentieth
century. In it, Sartre offers nothing less than a brilliant and
radical account of the human condition. The English philosopher and
novelist Iris Murdoch wrote to a friend of "the excitement - I
remember nothing like it since the days of discovering Keats and
Shelley and Coleridge". This new translation, the first for over
sixty years, makes this classic work of philosophy available to a
new generation of readers. What gives our lives significance,
Sartre argues in Being and Nothingness, is not pre-established for
us by God or nature but is something for which we ourselves are
responsible. At the heart of this view are Sartre's radical
conceptions of consciousness and freedom. Far from being an
internal, passive container for our thoughts and experiences, human
consciousness is constantly projecting itself into the outside
world and imbuing it with meaning. Combining this with the
unsettling view that human existence is characterized by radical
freedom and the inescapability of choice, Sartre introduces us to a
cast of ideas and characters that are part of philosophical legend:
anguish; the "bad faith" of the memorable waiter in the cafe;
sexual desire; and the "look" of the Other, brought to life by
Sartre's famous description of someone looking through a keyhole.
Above all, by arguing that we alone create our values and that
human relationships are characterized by hopeless conflict, Sartre
paints a stark and controversial picture of our moral universe and
one that resonates strongly today. This new translation includes a
helpful Translator's Introduction, a comprehensive Index and a
Foreword by Richard Moran, Brian D. Young Professor of Philosophy,
Harvard University, USA. Translated by Sarah Richmond, University
College London, UK.
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