On Existentialism

Name: On Existentialism
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ISBN: 9780495003557

ISBN-10: 0495003557

ISBN-13: 9780495003557

Edition: 2008

Authors: Mark Tanzer

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ON EXISTENTIALISM introduces the fundamental tenets of existentialism, focusing on the existentialist denial of the claim that the world is rationally structured. With reference to the seminal thinking of Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Heidegger, and Sartre, the book is divided into two main chapters, one focusing on existentialist ontology and the other on existentialist ethics. Unlike most books introducing existentialism, ON EXISTENTIALISM is less concerned with presenting the reader with a wealth of detail regarding what the philosophers examined have said, but rather, is more concerned with presenting arguments for their most fundamental claims. THE WADSWORTH PHILOSOPHICAL TOPICS SERIES…

Book details

List price: $15.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 8/6/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 112
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.308
Language: English



Introduction


Toward a Definition of Existentialism


Platonic Rationalism


Existentialist Irrationalism


Ontology


Nietzsche's Ontology-The World as Will to Power


Kierkegaard's Ontology-The Primacy of the Individual


Heidegger's Ontology-The Indeterminacy of Being


Sartre's Ontology-The Precedence of Existence


Existentialist Ontology


Ethics


The Problem of an Existentialist Ethics


Nietzsche's Ethics-The Amorality of Existence


Kierkegaard's Ethics-The Religious Life


Heidegger's Ethics-The Indeterminacy of Dasein


Sartre's Ethics-The Freedom of Consciousness


Existentialist Ethics


Selected Bibliography