In Search of Authenticity: Existentialism from Kierkegaard to Camus / Edition 1

by Jacob Golomb

Overview

Great philosophers such as Kierkegaard, Nietzsche and Sartre have clearly been preoccupied by the possibility of authenticity. In this study, Jacob Golomb looks closely at the literature and writings of these philosophers in his analysis of their ethics.
Golomb's writings shows his passionate commitment to the quest for the authenticity - particularly in our climate of post-modern scepticism. He argues that existentialism is all the more pertinent and relevant today when set against the general disillusionment which characterises the late twentieth century.
This book is invaluable reading for those who have been fascinated by figures like Camus's Meursault, Sartre's Matthieu and Nietzsche's Zarathustra.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415119474
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/20/1995
Series:	Problems of Modern European Thought
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Jacob Golomb is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is author of Nietzsche's Enticing Philosophy of Power (1989) and Introduction to the Philosophies of Existence (1990)

Table of Contents

Introduction; Chapter 1 Authenticity, Sincerity and Honesty; Chapter 2 Authenticity, Literature and Irony; Chapter 3 Kierkegaard's Ironic Ladder to Authentic Faith; Chapter 4 Nietzsche's Pathos of Authenticity; Chapter 5 Heidegger's Ontology of Authenticity; Chapter 6 Sartre: from Phenomenological Ontology to Psychoanalysis and Politics; Chapter 7 Camus's Return to Authentic Human Morality; conclusion Conclusion: Authenticity and Ethics;

Editorial Reviews

A study of the writings of Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Sartre, and Camus examining their particular ethical stances on personal authenticity. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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