A Concise Dictionary Of Existentialism

Existentialism is one of the most controversial contemporary philosophies, simply because its five principal spokesmen – Jaspers, Marcel, Heidegger, Sartre and De Beauvoir – have never been in agreement among themselves. Yet they are all children, not only of the lonely Dane, Soren Kierkegaard, who sought passionately to reconcile his personal doubts with the Bible – but of our age of insecurity and of two lands painfully devastated during two world wars.This dictionary aims to present a clearer picture of what the Existentialists, speaking for themselves, have to say on a wide variety of topics, which are of equal importance to the rest of us.” - Publisher

Existentialism, as a philosophy, gained prominence after World War II. Instead of focusing upon a particular aspect of human existence, existentialists argued that our focus must be upon the whole being as he/she exists in the world. Rebelling against the rationalism of such philosophers as Descartes and Hegel, existentialists reject the emphasis placed on man as primarily a thinking being. Freedom is central to human existence, and human relations and encounters cannot be reduced simply to "thinking." This Dictionary provides--through alphabetically arranged entries--overviews of the various tenets, philosophers, and writers of existentialism, and of those writers/philosophers who, in retrospect, seem to existentialists to espouse their philosophy: Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Dostoyevski, et al.

A concise and accessible dictionary of the key terms used in Sartre's philosophy, his major works and philosophical influences.

The number of technical terms employed by existentialist philosophy must be precisely defined in order that the intended thought may be properly understood. This book is designed to present such definitions based on documentary source materials by the major existentialists, such as Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Sartre, Jaspers, Marcel, Heidegger, Camus and Berdysev.

A concise and accessible dictionary of the key terms used in Heidegger's philosophy, his major works and philosophical influences.

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"This third edition identifies and clarifies a thousand central theological terms, providing necessary information about their origin, the history of their usage, and their place in the story of Christianity. The authors have introduced into many entires findings from the latest scholarship, as well as fresh developoments in the church life and teaching. For easy reference, there are also both a chart of the Catholic Church's twenty-one general councils and a timeline." - back cover.

Stephen Michelman provides an integrated, critical, and historically sensitive understanding of this important philosophical movement."--Jacket.