Sartre explains the theory of existential psychoanalysis in this treatise on human reality.
Mary Warnock Books
Helen Mary Warnock was a British philosopher and writer, whose work explored morality, education, and the philosophy of mind. She was particularly known for her writings on existentialism. Her work delves into profound ethical questions and the complexities of human thought. Readers appreciate her intellectual rigor and insightful perspective on the human condition.
Women Philosophers
- 301 pages
- 11 hours of reading
This selection consists of extracts from writings of women concerned solely with the pursuit of abstract ideas, historically contextualized. The texts, for the most part, reflect issues widely debated in their contemporary societies. Extracts from lesser-known writers are also included, providing a diversity of arguments spanning four centuries and including some notable contemporary philosophers.
Existentialism
- 160 pages
- 6 hours of reading
Existentialism enjoyed great popularity in the 1940s and 1950s, and has probably had a greater impact upon literature than any other kind of philosophy. The common interest which unites Existentialist philosophers is their interest in human freedom. Readers of Existentialist philosophy are being asked, not merely to contemplate the nature of freedom, but to experience freedom, and to practise it. In this survey, Mary Warnock begins by considering the ethical origins of Existentialism, with particular reference to Kierkegaard and Nietzsche, and outlines the importance of a systematic account of man's connection with the world as expounded by Husserl. She discusses at length the common interests and ancestry of Existentialism in the works of Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, and Sartre, and offers some conclusions about the current nature and future of this committed and practical philosophy. This revised edition includes a postscript reviewing the status of Existentialism in the 1990s, and has a thoroughly updated bibliography.