false 83321 2 Widely recognized as the finest definition of existentialist Philosophy, this book introduced existentialism to America in 1958. Barrett discusses the views of 19th and 20th century existentialists Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Sartre and interprets the impact of their thinking on literature, art, and philosophy. 80452 1961 Irrational Man: A Study in Existential Philosophy total:183|5:58|4:79|3:37|2:8|1:1| 183 734 292 29 4 2 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 26 12:35:42 -0800 2008 Thu Apr 03 10:50:31 -0700 2008
I think that this book is a must for anyone who thinks and has ever found themselves frustrated by the inadequacy of philosophy as it's understood in American academia, i.e. by philosophers f...more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon May 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 28 09:58:17 -0700 2008 Mon May 19 09:43:27 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Jun 24 10:39:02 -0700 2007 Sun Jun 24 10:43:40 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false true Thu Jun 13 00:00:00 -0700 2002 Sun Feb 17 22:13:24 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 17 22:13:24 -0800 2008
This book blew me away as I read it all in hour after hour one hot June night in Boston. I underlined the Heidegger chapter so thick, the friend I borrowed it from wouldn't hear of me giving it back.

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