Irrational Person: Existentialist Philosophy Research

Author: William Barrett [USA]
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: The Irrational Man is a specialized study on existentialism and has had a significant impact in the West. It has long been used as a textbook for learning and researching existentialism in many universities in English-speaking countries. This book traces the origins of existentialism in ancient thought, analyzes its manifestations in art, and reflects its presence in the medieval and 19th-century Romantic movements. The book conducts studies on four major existentialist figures: Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Sartre. Finally, the author discusses existentialism from a philosophical perspective as a doctrine opposing rationalism and as a social movement that reveals problems in modern society, explaining the inevitability of its emergence. William Barrett was one of the earliest scholars to study and introduce existentialism in the United States, serving as a professor at New York University. In addition to this book, he also wrote What Is Existentialism?. The Irrational Man is his representative work. It is now translated and published by our institution for reference by the academic community in understanding and researching existentialism.