by. Gary Cox. · Rating details · ratings · 61 reviews. How to Be an Existentialist is a witty and entertaining book about the philosophy of existentialism. Gary Cox is the author of How to Be an Existentialist ( avg rating, ratings, 61 reviews, published ), How To Be A Philosopher ( avg ratin. How to be an Existentialist by Gary Cox, , available at Book Depository with free delivery worldwide.
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Description This is a concise and humorous introduction to existentialism aimed squarely at a general readership – and available in paperback for the first time. I’ll say it straightforwardly: I found it a stimulating read, which forced me to re-think some of my current perceptions. Great intro to existentialism for anyone who is interested. I certainly got something out of this as somewhat of a specialist, but I can’t recommend it to anyone looking for a first introduction to existentialism.
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There are different bw of thought go existentialism: He has written something short and simple while not losing any of the depth and subtlety. I finished the book.
Why change something that is already as good as it is? Set up a giveaway. Customers who bought this item also bought. Showing of 24 reviews. This is an easy-to-read book about a philosophical tendency that’s not that complicated – at least not that complicated after you’ve read the book. Basically just want to tell people that they don’t have to be stuck in misery while in the pursuit of happiness.
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It would be even better without some ugly sneering–the author seems to have a toxic dislike of certain groups of people, such as those who are overweight. Okay let me quo From my blog: Book ratings by Goodreads. Through Cox’s guidance the reader navigates the thought of Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Sartre. Also consciousness means that we will always feel lack.
Cox lays bare such language as being-in-itself, being-for itself, being-for-others, and being-in-situation.
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Cox, indeed, led me to want to regain some experience qn some difficult pieces that I haven’t read for years. Not unlike the idea of reaching “enlightenment,” one is only authentic when behaving authentically. Plenty of references to the major works with page numbers so you can cross reference.
An attack on contemporary excuse culture, the book urges us to face the hard existential truths of the human condition. Regardless, the first section goes over some fundamental concepts that prevail in the majority of all 20th century existentialist schools of thought. Did I also mention Cox quoted himself like 3 times in half the span of the book?
But Cox, bringing his humor to the plate, delves into a serious subject matter and guides readers through the important philosophers and concepts in existentialism. Winning points for me were the inclusion of Camus simply because he refused the label of ‘existentialist’ does not mean his work didn’t represent many of the discipline’s focal areas and a brief discussion of contingency, which is strangely absent from most of the ‘introductory’-type books I have seen on existentialism.
But what we really must understand is that it is consciousness that is responsible for the relational existence of time and space and reality.
How to be an Existentialist : or How to Get Real, Get a Grip and Stop Making Excuses
At the centre of this philosophy is the insistence that, while you must think, there’s a time when you have to act on what you’ve been thinking about. Long and lonely nights in the library were following: The cute trick the author plays on the reader in showing that it is impossible to be an existentialist is forgivable and deftly points to the ultimate maxim “existence precedes essence.
A person can never not choose, because as as Sartre says, ‘Not to choose isin fact, to choose not to choose’. There’s a problem loading this menu right now.
Just one but both the existentialist and the light bulb have to want to change. Simone de Beauvoir [claims] that man’s nature is to have no nature, and Trump’s stupidity and lack of qualification was all the same to them, since all is meaningless in the end anyway – and they might as well bring on maximum chaos so that the world can match the destructive whirlwind of conspiracy theories and hate that occupies their minds.
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Just too soft to be Sartre
As a general introduction to existentialism, it is merely passably good. He is the author of several book on philosophers, philosophy and philosophising, including How to Be a Philosopher Continuum, Published November 1st by Bloomsbury Academic first published Bloomsbury Publishing released Deep Thought: Please try again later.
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