Sartre
Author: Murdoch, Iris
ISBN: 9780099273721
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year first published: 19 Nov 1999
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback / softback
Iris Murdoch's unique study of one of the 20th century's foremost thinkers
Sartre's powerful political passions were united with a memorable literary gift, placing him foremost among the novelists, as well as the philosophers, of our time. Iris Murdoch's pioneering study analyses and evaluates the different strands of Sartre's rich and complex oeurve. Combining the objectivity of the scholar with a profound interest in contemporary problems, Iris Murdoch discusses the tradition of philosophical, political and aesthetic thought that gives historical authenticity to Satre's achievement, while showing the ambiguities and dangers inherent in his position.
ISBN: 9780099273721
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year first published: 19 Nov 1999
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback / softback
Iris Murdoch's unique study of one of the 20th century's foremost thinkers
Sartre's powerful political passions were united with a memorable literary gift, placing him foremost among the novelists, as well as the philosophers, of our time. Iris Murdoch's pioneering study analyses and evaluates the different strands of Sartre's rich and complex oeurve. Combining the objectivity of the scholar with a profound interest in contemporary problems, Iris Murdoch discusses the tradition of philosophical, political and aesthetic thought that gives historical authenticity to Satre's achievement, while showing the ambiguities and dangers inherent in his position.
