{"product_id":"situating-existentialism-key-texts-in-context-paperback","title":"Situating Existentialism: Key Texts in Context - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJonathan Judaken\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRobert Bernasconi\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis anthology provides a history of the systemization and canonization of existentialism, a quintessentially antisystemic mode of thought. Situating existentialism within the history of ideas, it features new readings on the most influential works in the existential canon, exploring their formative contexts and the cultural dialogues of which they were a part. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEmphasizing the multidisciplinary and global nature of existential arguments, the chosen texts relate to philosophy, religion, literature, theater, and culture and reflect European, Russian, Latin American, African, and American strains of thought. Readings are grouped into three thematic categories: national contexts, existentialism and religion, and transcultural migrations that explore the reception of existentialism. The volume explains how literary giants such as Dostoevsky and Tolstoy were incorporated into the existentialist fold and how inclusion into the canon recast the work of Kierkegaard and Nietzsche, and it describes the roles played by Jaspers and Heidegger in Germany and the Paris School of existentialism in France. Essays address not only frequently assigned works but also underappreciated discoveries, underscoring their vital relevance to contemporary critical debate. Designed to speak to a new generation's concerns, the collection deploys a diverse range of voices to interrogate the fundamental questions of the human condition.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJonathan Judaken is Spence L. Wilson Chair in Humanities at Rhodes College. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eJean-Paul Sartre and the Jewish Question: Anti-antisemitism and the Politics of the French Intellectual\u003c\/i\u003e and the editor of \u003ci\u003eRace After Sartre: Anti-racism, Africana Existentialism, Postcolonialism\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNaming Race, Naming Racisms\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRobert Bernasconi is the Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Philosophy at Penn State University and the author of two books on Heidegger. His most recent publication is \u003ci\u003eHow to Read Sartre\u003c\/i\u003e. He has edited or coedited numerous collections on Levinas, including \u003ci\u003eThe Cambridge Companion to Levinas\u003c\/i\u003e, and on the critical philosophy of race, including \u003ci\u003eRace\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 440\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 05, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751043563808,"sku":"9780231147750","price":81.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/34810a512e62a088159082b0b7f47ff0.webp?v=1779962981","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/situating-existentialism-key-texts-in-context-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}