| | Being and Nothingness |  | Author: Jean-paul Sartre
Publisher: Pocket Books (Mm)
Category: Book
Buy Used: £9.49
Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 644741
Media: Paperback
Edition: Reissue
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 4.4 x 1.5
ISBN: 0671496069
Dewey Decimal Number: 111.1
EAN: 9780671496067
ASIN: 0671496069
Publication Date: August 1983
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 Dogmatic, esoteric, and confused best describes it! June 5, 1999
10 out of 45 found this review helpful
Just like the artwork and poetry of the 21th century,this book is confused, vague, and vulger. Sartre defines his many self-styled words with themselves. He makes philosophical claims without backing them up in much the same way that theological books have asserted religious dogma in the past. Sartre's work is, and will continue to be enigmatic, not because it is deep or complex, but because it is obtuse.
 Profoundly Important -Ahead of Its Time November 5, 1998
2 out of 10 found this review helpful
Difficult and abstract, this book tackles some of the most perplexing mysteries of human existence. It is here that Sartre affirms his concept of "bad faith" and authenticity -one of the most insightful theories in the history of philosophy. Aggressive in his presentation and uncompromising in his conclusions, Jean-Paul is to be admired for his desire to go where few philosphers would dare to venture. How a man like Sartre could later become a socialist has always made me wonder -and yet Marcel predicted it.
Essential read on modern existentialism November 1, 1998
7 out of 10 found this review helpful
Sartre, more than any other existentialist writer, has in Being and Nothingness developed a comprehensive philisophical system. The book is concisely written -- every sentence is important. I found that it was useful to become completely familiar with the introduction by translator Hazel Barnes before diving into the text. The book is fascinating, and for anyone interested in existentialism, provide a wealth of insights into the nature of choice, the other and man's relation to the universe.
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