Free shipping on all orders over $79* Limited Time Only
Track My Order
Help Centre
Likes
My Wish ListsLogin / Join
Booktopia
Australia's local bookstore
Get Free Shipping on orders over $79
Existentialism For Dummies - Christopher Panza

Existentialism For Dummies

By: Christopher Panza, Gregory Gale

eBook | 3 March 2009 | Edition Number 1

At a Glance

eBook

$27.99

or 4 interest-free payments of $7.00 with

Instant Digital Delivery to your Kobo Reader App

Have you ever wondered what the phrase "God is dead" means? You'll find out in Existentialism For Dummies, a handy guide to Nietzsche, Sartre, and Kierkegaard's favorite philosophy. See how existentialist ideas have influenced everything from film and literature to world events and discover whether or not existentialism is still relevant today.

You'll find an introduction to existentialism and understand how it fits into the history of philosophy. This insightful guide will expose you to existentialism's ideas about the absurdity of life and the ways that existentialism guides politics, solidarity, and respect for others. There's even a section on religious existentialism. You'll be able to reviewkey existential themes and writings. Find out how to:

  • Trace the influence of existentialism
  • Distinguish each philosopher's specific ideas
  • Explain what it means to say that "God is dead"
  • See culture through an existentialist lens
  • Understand the existentialist notion of time, finitude, and death
  • Navigate the absurdity of life
  • Master the art of individuality

Complete with lists of the ten greatest existential films, ten great existential aphorisms, and ten common misconceptions about existentialism, Existentialism For Dummies is your one-stop guide to a very influential school of thought.

on

You Can Find This eBook In

Non-FictionPhilosophyHistory of Western PhilosophyWestern PhilosophyPhenomenology & ExistentialismSelf-Help, Personal Development & Practical AdviceHow-toFor Dummies BooksHumanities EducationPhilosophy & Theory of Education

More in Phenomenology & Existentialism

Living in Love - Alexandra Stoddard

eBOOK

Living in Love

eBook

$4.99

Metamorphoses Reimagined - Michael Marder

eBOOK

Metamorphoses Reimagined

eBook

RRP $50.82

$45.99

10%
OFF
Being and Time : An Annotated Translation - Martin Heidegger

eBOOK

Being and Time

An Annotated Translation

eBook

RRP $67.78

$54.99

19%
OFF
The Door of No Return : Being-As-Black - Michael E. Sawyer

eBOOK

The Door of No Return

Being-As-Black

eBook

RRP $55.84

$44.99

19%
OFF
A Sure Way : Following Truth in a World on Fire - Edith Stein

eBOOK

A Sure Way

Following Truth in a World on Fire

eBook

RRP $16.93

$13.99

17%
OFF

This product is categorised by