What Is Existentialism?
Penguin Publishing Group · Paperback · June 8, 2021
The groundbreaking writings on the philosophy of the individual by iconic feminist and social thinker, Simone de Beauvoir How should we think and act in the world?
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- Who it’s for
- For when you want philosophy with a human pulse, not a marble pedestal.
- Genres
- Existentialism, Philosophy Writing, Feminist Theory & Criticism
- Published
- Penguin Publishing Group, June 8, 2021
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The groundbreaking writings on the philosophy of the individual by iconic feminist and social thinker, Simone de Beauvoir How should we think and act in the world? These writings on the human condition by one of the twentieth century's great philosophers explore the absurdity of our notions of good and evil, and show instead how we make our own destiny simply by being. Throughout history, some books have changed the world.
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They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives--and upended them. Now Penguin brings you a new set of the acclaimed Great Ideas, a curated library of selections from the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.
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For when you want philosophy with a human pulse, not a marble pedestal.
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- Existentialism, plainly unpacked
- A lucid, layered voice
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- Concise conceptual framing
- A compact, thinking-friendly read
Where it sits
| Existentialism | 99% |
|---|---|
| Feminist Theory & Criticism | 54% |
| Philosophy Writing | 41% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- French Literary Criticism
- Existentialism
- Good & Evil
- Authors
- Simone De Beauvoir, Marybeth Timmermann
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Published
- June 8, 2021
- Format
- Paperback
- Reading lane
- French Literary Criticism