Sartre (Oneworld Philosophers)

Combining information with an entertaining style, this concise guide to the life and work of the great philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre focuses uniquely on his life as a whole, not simply on his theories of existentialism. Contents......Page 6 Preface......Page 8 Part 1 THE EXISTENTIALIST SARTRE......Page 20 1 Sartre and phenomenology......Page 22 Intentionality......Page 24 The priority of lived experience over the objective viewpoint......Page 25 Sartre and objectivism......Page 29 A human world......Page 35 Quality as the revelation of being......Page 43 The in-itself and the for-itself......Page 48 Being-for-others......Page 56 Existentialism and human nature......Page 60 Assessing the arguments......Page 64 Consequences of anti-essentialism......Page 68 The temporality of the for-itself......Page 74 The ethics of authenticity......Page 78 5 Authenticity and bad faith......Page 94 6 Freedom......Page 106 The original project......Page 112 How free is the for-itself?......Page 118 Part 2 THE LATER SARTRE......Page 136 7 Existentialism and Marxism......Page 138 The structure of the Critique of Dialectical Reason......Page 144 8 Sartre’s second philosophy of freedom......Page 152 Notes......Page 164 Index......Page 170 Contents 6 Preface 8 Part 1 THE EXISTENTIALIST SARTRE 20 1 Sartre and phenomenology 22 Intentionality 24 The priority of lived experience over the objective viewpoint 25 Sartre and objectivism 29 A human world 35 Quality as the revelation of being 43 2 In-itself, for-itself and for-others: Sartre's ontology 48 The in-itself and the for-itself 48 Being-for-others 56 3 From ontology to anti-essentialism: Sartre's attack on human nature 60 Existentialism and human nature 60 Assessing the arguments 64 Consequences of anti-essentialism 68 The temporality of the for-itself 74 4 From ontology to ethics 78 The ethics of authenticity 78 5 Authenticity and bad faith 94 6 Freedom 106 The original project 112 How free is the for-itself? 118 Part 2 THE LATER SARTRE 136 7 Existentialism and Marxism 138 The structure of the Critique of Dialectical Reason 144 8 Sartre’s second philosophy of freedom 152 Notes 164 Index 170 Sartre And Phenomenology -- In-itself, For-itself And For-others: Sartre's Ontology -- From Ontology To Anti-essentialism: Sartre's Attack On Human Nature -- From Ontology To Ethics -- Authenticity And Bad Faith -- Freedom -- Existentialismn And Marxism -- Sartre's Second Philosophy Of Freedom. Neil Levy. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.