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| Sartre (Oneworld Philosophers) (Oneworld Philosophers) | 
 enlarge | Author: Neil Levy
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 804961
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 176
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Dimensions (in): 8.6 x 5.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 1851682902
Dewey Decimal Number: 142
EAN: 9781851682904
ASIN: 1851682902
Publication Date: April 25, 2002
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Readable and affectionate May 23, 2004
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
A pleasant introduction to Sartre's existentialism with a simple explanation of his phenomological influences well suited to the beginner like me. The writing style is generally clear but leans heavily upon fairly empty connectives 'moreover' 'furthermore' etc. which I find a little irritating. It's stated aim is to demonstrate Sartre's continued relevance but I don't think it quite acheives this. Radical freedom appears refuted and Sartre's abandonment of it for Marxist dialectic was not defended. The author's assertion that taking into account cultural values reinvigourates Sartre's notion of the freedom to choose the meaning and significance of the world remained incompatible and unargued although but perhaps it would have been out of place in an introduction. Further discussion of who Sartre influenced rather than just 'the generations that followed' and an idea of his political conclusions beyond his involvement in the May uprising seemed lacking. This introduction draws you in simply through the resonating appeal of Sartre's ideas so I would recommend it although there could easily be better out there and I cannot judge its degree of completeness. I am currently finding Iris Murdoch's 'Sartre' to be more engaging although its focus on language and mysticism is very different.
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