Existentialism and Excess: The Life and Times of Jean-Paul Sartre
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (708 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01FUZ4GTA |
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| Number of Pages | : | 552 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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Five Stars Pedr Enjoyed this. Too busy to write a review.. Sartre For Smart People M. Bagge other bios too long, often too technical and dense the reviewer who identified this as a book which will introduce a new generation to a great thinker and constant doer is on the money. the reviews which pan this miss the salient point: a short, accurate book is most likely to be read, even on Kindle.. Charles Chapman said A well-written, insightful biography that contains more well-turned phrase and, indeed, passages I found brilliant.. A well-written, insightful biography that contains more than one well-turned phrase and, indeed, passages I found brilliant. (What can I say, I saw fit to Facebook post and tweet them.) The book does not shy away from controversy and Sartre's sometimes less than stellar behavior while remaining largely balanced and non-judgmental. I particularly enjoyed the author's Sartrean psychological speculation (and, yes, it is acknowledged to be speculation) concerning the effect of Sartre's childhood on his later philosophy. I was struck by the idea that Sartre d
Existentialism and Excess also gives serious consideration to his ideas and many philosophical works, novels, stories, plays and biographies, revealing their intimate connections with his personal life. An entertaining, thought-provoking and compulsive book, much like the man himself.. This substantial and meticulously researched biography is accessible, fast paced, entertaining, often amusing and at times deeply moving. His intellectual writings popularizing existentialism, combined with his creative and artistic flair, have made him a legend of French thought. Along the way there are countless intriguing anecdotes, some amusing, some tragic, some controversial: his loathing of crustaceans and belief that he was being pursued by a giant lobster; his escape from a POW camp; his many affairs; his meetings with Roosevelt, Hemingway, John Huston, Mao, Castro, Che Guevara, Khrushchev, and Tito; his feuds with Aron, Camus, and Merleau-Ponty; the bombing of his apartment; his influence on the May 1968 uprising; his long and complex relationship with Simone de Beauvoir. His tumultuou