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by Philip Thody,Howard Read

  • ISBN: 1840466723
  • Category: Other
  • Author: Philip Thody,Howard Read
  • Subcategory: Humanities
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  • Language: English
  • Publisher: Icon Books; 3rd edition (April 24, 2002)
  • Pages: 176 pages
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  • Rating: 4.2
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Introducing Sartre: A Graphic Guide. by Philip Thody and Howard Read. Introducing Sartre - Philip Thody.

Introducing Sartre: A Graphic Guide. INTRODUCING guide to the father of existentialism and one of 20th century philosophy's most famous characters. Jean-Paul Sartre was once described as being, next to Charles de Gaulle, the most famous Frenchman of the 20th century.

Philip Thody (author), Howard Read (illustrator).

Philip Thody, Howard Read. The Introducing series is renowned throughout the world for its ingenious combination of graphic illustration and intelligent, precise text by leading academics on some of the most challenging subjects around. This is an examination of one of the most famous philosophers of the 20th century. Download (pdf, . 5 Mb) Donate Read. Epub FB2 mobi txt RTF. Converted file can differ from the original.

Introducing Sartre explains the basic ideas inspiring his world view, and pays particular attention to his idea of freedom. It also places his thinking on literature in the context of the 20th century debate on its nature and function

Introducing Sartre explains the basic ideas inspiring his world view, and pays particular attention to his idea of freedom. It also places his thinking on literature in the context of the 20th century debate on its nature and function. It examines his ideas on Marxism, his enthusiasm for the student rebellion of 1968, and his support for movements of national liberation in the Third World. Biographies Nonfiction Philosophy Essays.

Philip Thody was Professor of French Literature and Head of Department of French at the University of Leeds until . Introducing Sartre focuses more on Biographical information, and brief Literary analysis of Sartre's novels and plays, than on his Philosophical works and their meaning.

Philip Thody was Professor of French Literature and Head of Department of French at the University of Leeds until his retirement in 1993. The illustrations are frequently just "fluffy" caricaturization instead of helping us understand characterization. Why would I want to struggle with trying to determine which figure is supposed to be Aron, Nizan or Sartre?

Introducing Sartre explains the basic ideas inspiring his world view, and pays . Philip Thody was Professor of French Literature at the University of Leeds until 1993. Howard Read has illustrated numerous Introducing titles including Heidegger and Evolution.

Introducing Sartre book.

ISBN 10: 1840460660 ISBN 13: 9781840460667. Publisher: Totem Books, 2003. This book explains the basic ideas that inspired Sartre's existential world-view, and pays particular attention to his idea of freedom.

Philip Thody was Professor of French Literature at the University of Leeds until 1993. Country of Publication. Philosophy & Psychology.

The Introducing series is renowned throughout the world for its ingenious combination of graphic illustration and intelligent, precise text by leading academics on some of the most challenging subjects around. This is an examination of one of the most famous philosophers of the 20th century.
Reviews about Introducing Sartre (6):
Painshade
Better suited for young readers.....like those that are just getting interested in philosophy. The entire book series seem to be geared towards "beginner" readers on the given book topic. This is more suited for someone that knows nothing or very little about Sartre.
Cala
Excellent synopsis of a very obtuse writer. The real triumph of this work is that you feel compelled to read Sartre again. At least try!!
SING
If you are looking for a good, quick introduction to Sartre's Philosophy, I would not start with _Introducing Sartre_ from Totem Books, but with _Sartre For Beginners_ from Writers and Readers Publishing.

_Introducing Sartre_ focuses more on Biographical information, and brief Literary analysis of Sartre's novels and plays, than on his Philosophical works and their meaning. The illustrations are frequently just "fluffy" caricaturization instead of helping us understand characterization. Why would I want to struggle with trying to determine which figure is supposed to be Aron, Nizan or Sartre?

The book lacks a Glossary (which is further indication of its Biographical/Literary approach rather than Philosophical), and there is no Bibliography (all references must be gleaned from within the text.)

While as a whole, the book was a somewhat interesting read, the weakness of its philosophical examination allowed me to only rate it 3-Stars.
Ice_One_Guys
_Introducing Sartre_ is an interesting concept: use the format of a graphic novel to expound on the ideas of one of the 20th century's greatest minds. Unfortunately, the concept falls flat in execution.

I won't go into detail about the relative merits (or not) of the artwork. The book, however, left much to be desired. It is essentially a biography of Jean - Jacques Sartre, with only cursory attention paid to existentialism as a philosophy. Admittedly the two are related, but I had really hoped for a closer and deeper examiniation of his ideas - instead I got medicore biography.

If a summary of Sartre's life is of interest, this would be a great place to begin. If, however, you are looking for information about his ideas, go elsewhere.
Heraly
Just as a previous reviewer stated, this book focuses too much on the biographical Sartre, and not enough on the philosophical Sartre. The pictures don't really add much to the text either. If you are looking for an intro to Sartre's life, this book is adequate, but if you want to learn about his philosophy, then you should look elswhere.
Adrielmeena
I just finished reading this and was amazed at how much I enjoyed reading about this man's intellectual challenges. While I didn't agree with everything he put forth, I did appreciate his attempt to say what he felt regardless of what others might say in response. While at times [many to be honest] he comes off as a whining, melodramatic, lonely, malcontent there is still something about his body of work that coerced me into attempting to understand the origin of my thoughts and actions over the years. Well worth the few bucks it takes to make it your own!

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