Existentialism

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Existentialism 2/e offers an exceptional and accessible introduction to the richness and diversity of existentialist thought. Retaining the focus of the highly successful first edition the second edition provides extensive material on the "big four" existentialists--Kierkegaard Nietzsche Heidegger and Sartre--while also including selections from twenty-four other authors. Giving readers a sense of the variety of existentialist thought around the world this edition also adds new readings by such figures as Luis Borges Viktor Frankl Gabriel Garcia Mrquez Keiji Nishitani and Rainer Maria Rilke. Existentialism 2/e also features: New translations of Kierkegaard Heidegger and Buber More extensive selections from Kierkegaard Nietzsche Heidegger and Sartre New selections by Hazel E. Barnes Miguel de Unamuno Joseph Heller Philip Roth and Colin Wilson The Grand Inquisitor (from Dostoevskys The Brothers Karamazov) Ideal for undergraduate courses in existentialism and Continental philosophy Existentialism 2/e is fascinating reading for anyone interested in the subject.