Existentialism

Existentialism was one of the leading philosophical movements of the twentieth century. Focusing on its seven leading figures, Sartre, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Kierkegaard, de Beauvoir, Merleau-Ponty and Camus, this Very Short Introduction provides a clear account of the key themes of the movement which emphasized individuality, free will, and personal responsibility in the modern...

Existentialism was one of the leading philosophical movements of the twentieth century. Focusing on its seven leading figures, Sartre, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Kierkegaard, de Beauvoir, Merleau-Ponty and Camus, this Very Short Introduction provides a clear account of the key themes of the movement which emphasized individuality, free will, and personal responsibility in the modern world. Drawing in the movement's varied relationships with the arts, humanism, and politics, this book clarifies the philosophy and original meaning of 'existentialism' - which has tended to be obscured by misappropriation. Placing it in its historical context, Thomas Flynn also highlights how existentialism is still relevant to us today.

托马斯•R•弗林，埃默里大学哲学系教授。代表作有《萨特与马克思主义的存在主义：集体责任的试验案例》（芝加哥，1986）和《萨特、福柯与历史理性》两卷本（芝加哥，1997、2005）。

莫伟民，复旦大学哲学学院教授、博士生导师，主要从事现当代法国哲学的研究和教学，主持多个国家社科基金和教育部社科规划的重点项目，出版过五部著作和译著，发表过50余篇学术论文，曾获得五项省部级科研奖励，2004年入选首届“教育部新世纪优秀人才”，并先后三次以学者和教授身份在法国巴黎高师哲学系从事研究工作。