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The often criticized philosophy of Jean-Paul Sartre encompasses the dilemmas and aspirations of the individual in contemporary society. This work of power and epic scope provides a vivid analysis for all who would understand one of the most influential philosophic movements of this or any age. Reissue.

Nausea

by Jean-Paul Sartre

Winner of the 1964 Nobel Prize in Literature. Jean-Paul Sartre, philosopher, critic, novelist and dramatist, hold a position of singular eminence in the world of French letters. Among readers and critics familiar with the whole of Sartre's work, it is generally recognized that his earliest novel, Le Nausée (first published in 1938), is his finest and most significant. It is unquestionably a key novel of the... (more)

The Wall: And Other Stories

by Jean-Paul Sartre

'The Wall', the lead story in this collection, introduces three political prisoners on the night prior to their execution. Through the gaze of an impartial doctor - seemingly there for the men's solace - their mental descent is charted in exquisite, often harrowing detail. And as the morning draws inexorably closer, the men cross the psychological wall between life and death, long before the first shot rings out.... (more)

No Exit and Three Other Plays

by Jean-Paul Sartre

4 plays about an existential portrayal of Hell, the reworking of the Electra-Orestes story, the conflict of a young intellectual torn between theory and conflict and an arresting attack on American racism.

The Age of Reason

by Jean-Paul Sartre

The first novel of Sartre's insignificant Roads to Freedom series, The Age of Reason is set in 1938 and tells of Mathieu, a French professor of philosophy who is obsessed with the idea of freedom. As the shadows of the Second World War draw closer -- even as his personal life is complicated by his mistress's pregnancy -- his search for a way to remain free becomes more and more boring. "Entertaining...the... (more)

Les Mots

by Jean-Paul Sartre

Essays in Existentialism

by Jean-Paul Sartre

Le Mur (Folio Ser:. No. 878)

by Jean-Paul Sartre

Text: French

La Nausee (Le Livre de Poche, Volume 160)

La Nausee (Le Livre de Poche, Volume 160)

by Jean Paul Sarte

Jean-Paul Sartre: A Life (Lives of the Left)

Jean-Paul Sartre: A Life (Lives of the Left)

by Annie Cohen-Solal

The internationally acclaimed biography of Sartre in celebration of the 100th anniversary of his birth. The first volume in the Lives of the Left series, Annie Cohen-Solal's Sartre is a remarkable achievement. "A sensation" upon its initial publication in France, as the New York Times reported, Sartre was subsequently translated into sixteen languages and went on to become an international bestseller,... (more)

Existentialism Is a Humanism

by Jean-Paul Sartre

It was to correct common misconceptions about his thought that Sartre accepted an invitation to speak on October 29, 1945, at the Club Maintenant in Paris. The unstated objective of his lecture (“Existentialism Is a Humanism”) was to expound his philosophy as a form of “existentialism,” a term much bandied about at the time. Sartre asserted that existentialism was essentially a doctrine for philosophers, though,... (more)

The Philosophy of Jean-paul Sartre

by Jean-Paul Sartre

This unique selection presents the essential elements of Sartre's lifework -- organized systematically and made available in one volume for the first time in any language.

The Medusa Reader (Culture Work)

by Marjorie B. Garber

Fascinating and terrifying, the Medusa story has long been a powerful signifier in culture with poets, feminists, anthropologists, psychoanalysts, political theorists, artists, writers, and others. Bringing together the essential passages and commentary about Medusa, The Medusa Reader traces her through the ages, from classical times through the Renaissance to the pop culture, art, and fashion of today. This... (more)

BEING AND NOTHINGNESS AN ESSAY ON PHENOMENOLOGICAL ONTOLOGYJean-Paul Sartre

BEING AND NOTHINGNESS AN ESSAY ON PHENOMENOLOGICAL ONTOLOGY

by Jean-Paul Sartre

Subjectivity and Selfhood: Investigating the First-Person Perspective (Bradford Books)

Subjectivity and Selfhood: Investigating the First-Person Perspective (Bradford Books)

by Dan Zahavi

What is a self? Does it exist in reality or is it a mere social construct—or is it perhaps a neurologically induced illusion? The legitimacy of the concept of the self has been questioned by both neuroscientists and philosophers in recent years. Countering this, in Subjectivity and Selfhood , Dan Zahavi argues that the notion of self is crucial for a proper understanding of consciousness. He investigates the... (more)

Being and Nothingness A Phenomenological Essay on Ontology(The Complete Text)

Being and Nothingness A Phenomenological Essay on Ontology(The Complete Text)

by Jean-paul Sartre

A massive paperback, Being and Nothingness contains the basic tenets of the thought of Jean-Paul Sartre, perhaps France's most famous existentialist philosopher.

Lucifer and the LordJean-Paul. Translated by Kitty Black Sartre

Lucifer and the Lord

by Jean-Paul. Translated by Kitty Black Sartre

The Time of Our Lives: A Critical History of Temporality

The Time of Our Lives: A Critical History of Temporality

by David Couzens Hoy

The project of all philosophy may be to gain reconciliation with time, even if not every philosopher has dealt with time expressly. A confrontation with the passing of time and with human finitude runs through the history of philosophy as an ultimate concern. In this genealogy of the concept of temporality, David Hoy examines the emergence in a post-Kantian continental philosophy of a focus on the lived experience... (more)

A IDADE DA RAZAOJEAN-PAUL SARTRE

A IDADE DA RAZAO

by JEAN-PAUL SARTRE

The Pillow Book of Lotus Lowenstein

by Libby Schmais

An adorable, completely original YA voice . Lotus Lowenstein's life is merde . She dreams of moving to Paris and becoming an existentialist. Yet here she is trapped in Park Slope, Brooklyn, with a New-Agey mom, an out-of-work dad, and a chess champion brother who dreams of being a rock star. Merci à Dieu for Lotus’s best friend, Joni, who loves French culture enough to cofound their high school’s first French... (more)

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An Essay in Phenomenological Ontology

by Jean-Paul Sartre

by Jean-Paul Sartre

by Jean-Paul Sartre

by Jean-Paul Sartre

by Jean-Paul Sartre

by Jean-Paul Sartre

by Jean-Paul Sartre

by Jean-Paul Sartre

by Jean Paul Sarte

by Annie Cohen-Solal

by Jean-Paul Sartre

by Jean-Paul Sartre

by Marjorie B. Garber

by Jean-Paul Sartre

by Dan Zahavi

by Jean-paul Sartre

by Jean-Paul. Translated by Kitty Black Sartre

by David Couzens Hoy

by JEAN-PAUL SARTRE

by Libby Schmais