First Introduction to Existential Phenomenology

by William A. Luijpen

After describing man as existence and its implications, this book explores the meaning of knowledge and truth in terms of existential thinking. Next, it develops the concrete notion of human freedom, implied in existence, and man's fundamental intersubjective attitudes of hatred, indifference, love, and justice. In the final chapter it raises the problem of man's metaphysical dimension and the existence of God.

Genres: Philosophy

243 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1969

Reviews

[Marc Lamot]

Read this when I was only 19 and completely blown away by existentialism, especially in the Camus-version. This introduction was kind of a disappointment, because I had expected to be given an answer to all my questions. Nevertheless a very interesting book

[Kamakana]

081115: very good introduction, historical document, first edition 1960. interesting argument not only validity, value, of continental but of philosophy in all forms, something for survey, whenever you are moved to defend this attitude to say engineers or scientists. written when merleau-ponty, sartre, heidegger, were still around and influential at least in translations. alot of sartre. well organized, clear, critical, easy to read. can use this text as sort of testing yourself to see if you follow, if you understand, at least in this interpretation...

[Boaz Frissen]

Beetj homofobisch maar wel informatief.