{"product_id":"irrational-man-william-barrett-9780385031387","title":"Irrational Man: A Study in Existential Philosophy","description":"Widely recognized as the finest definition of existentialist philosophy ever written, this book introduced existentialism to America in 1958. Barrett speaks eloquently and directly to concerns of the 1990s: a period when the irrational and the absurd are no better integrated than before and when humankind is in even greater danger of destroying its existence without ever understanding the meaning of its existence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eIrrational Man\u003c\/i\u003e begins by discussing the roots of existentialism in the art and thinking of Augustine, Aquinas, Pascal, Baudelaire, Blake, Dostoevski, Tolstoy, Hemingway, Picasso, Joyce, and Beckett. The heart of the book explains the views of the foremost existentialists--Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Sartre. The result is a marvelously lucid definition of existentialism and a brilliant interpretation of its impact.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Barrett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0385031386\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385031387\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anchor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/1962\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 314\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.01h x 5.23w x 0.74d","brand":"William Barrett","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44050923356415,"sku":"9780385031387","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c96a9e29-11fb-4064-bc3a-b257bcdf7ebc.jpg?v=1685010040","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/irrational-man-william-barrett-9780385031387","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}