The Continuum companion to existentialism
By: edited by Felicity Joseph, Ashley Woodward and Jack Reynolds
Series: Continuum companions
Publisher: Continuum
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 406
ISBN-13: 9780826438454
Subjects: Existentialism
Description: "The Continuum Companion to Existentialism offers the definitive guide to a key area of modern European philosophy. The book covers the fundamental questions asked by existentialism, providing valuable guidance for students and researchers to some of the many important and enduring contributions of existentialist thinkers. Specially commissioned essays from an international team of experts explore existentialism's relationship to philosophical method; ontology; politics; psychoanalysis; ethics; religion; literature; emotion; feminism and sexuality; cognitive science; authenticity and the self; its significance in Latin American culture; and its contribution to the development of Poststructuralism. In addition, five short chapters summarise the status of canonical figures Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Sartre and de Beauvoir, delineating the historical approach to their work, while pointing to new directions such research is now taking. Companion is an essential tool to help the new reader navigate through the heart of Existentialism and modern European philosophy."--Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Felicity Joseph, Jack Reynolds and Ashley Woodward; title: Existentialism, phenomenology and philosophical method / Felicity Joseph and Jack Reynolds; title: Current research and issues. Existentialism, metaphysics and ontology / Chris Onof; title: Existentialism and politics / David Sherman; title: Existentialism, psychoanalysis and psychotherapy / Douglas Kirsner; title: Existentialism and ethics / Debra Bergoffen; title: Existentialism and religion / George Pattison; title: Existentialism and literature / Colin Davis; title: Existentialism, feminism and sexuality / Margeurite La Caze; title: Existentialism and the emotions / Suzanne L. Cataldi  Existentialism, authenticity and the self / Christopher Macann; title: Existentialism and Latin America / Roberto Domingo Toledo; title: New Directions. Existentialism and cognitive science / Michael Wheeler and Ezequiel di Paolo; title: Existentialism and poststructuralism: some unfashionable observations / Jack Reynolds and Ashley Woodward; title: Recent developments in scholarship on key Existentialists. Kierkegaard / William McDonald; title: Nietzsche / Keith Ansell-Pearson; title: Heidegger / Andrew J. Mitchell; title: Sartre / Peter Gratton; title: De Beauvoir / Laura Hengehold; title: Resources. A-Z Glossary; title: A Chronology of Key Events, Texts and Thinkers; title: Research Resources in Existentialism; title: Annotated Guide to Further Reading.