Dictionary of Existentialism

By Gordon Haim and Haim Gordon

Existentialism, as a philosophy, gained prominence after World War II. Instead of focusing upon a particular aspect of human existence, existentialists argued that our focus must be upon the whole being as he/she exists in the world. Rebelling against the rationalism of such philosophers as Descartes and Hegel, existentialists reject the emphasis placed on man as primarily a thinking being. Freedom is central to human existence, and human relations and encounters cannot be reduced simply to "thinking." This Dictionary provides--through alphabetically arranged entries--overviews of the various tenets, philosophers, and writers of existentialism, and of those writers/philosophers who, in retrospect, seem to existentialists to espouse their philosophy: Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Dostoyevski, et al.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1579581676
• ISBN13: 9781579581671
• Release Date: July 1999
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 552 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"