Tag: Existentialism

Free Download Stefano Gualeni, Daniel Vella, "Virtual Existentialism: Meaning and Subjectivity in Virtual Worlds"
English | 2020 | pages: 149 | ISBN: 3030384802, 3030384772 | PDF | 2,1 mb
This book explores what it means to exist in virtual worlds. Chiefly drawing on the philosophical traditions of existentialism, it articulates the idea that – by means of our technical equipment and coordinated practices – human beings disclose contexts or worlds in which they can perceive, feel, act, and think. More specifically, this book discusses how virtual worlds allow human beings to take new perspectives on their values and beliefs, and explore previously unexperienced ways of being. Virtual Existentialism will be useful for scholars working in the fields of philosophy, anthropology, media studies, and digital game studies.

Free Download Existentialism, Feminism, and Simone de Beauvoir By Joseph Mahon
1997 | 256 Pages | ISBN: 0333659120 | PDF | 14 MB
Simone de Beauvoir made her own distinctive contribution to existentialism in the form of an ethics which diverged sharply from that of Jean-Paul Sartre. In her novels and philosophical essays of the 1940s she produced not just a recognizably existentialist ethics, but also a character ethics and an ethics for violence. These concerns, stemming from her own personal philosophical background, give a vital, contemporary resonance to her work. De Beauvoir’s feminist classic The Second Sex reflects her earlier philosophical interests, and is considerably strengthened by this influence. This book defends her existentialist feminism against the many reproaches which have been levelled against it over several decades, not least the criticism that it is steeped in Sartrean masculinism.

Free Download The Bloomsbury Companion to Existentialism (Bloomsbury Companions) edited by Jack Reynolds, Ashley Woodward, Felicity Joseph
English | November 20, 2014 | ISBN: 1472567838 | True EPUB/PDF | 416 pages | 0.5/4.1 MB
The Bloomsbury Companion to Existentialism offers the definitive guide to a key area of modern European philosophy. Now available in paperback, the book covers the fundamental questions asked by existentialism, providing valuable guidance for students and researchers to some of the many important and enduring contributions of existentialist thinkers. Chapters from an international team of experts explore existentialism’s relationship to philosophical method; ontology; politics; psychoanalysis; ethics; religion; literature; emotion; feminism and sexuality; emotions; authenticity and the self; its significance in Latin American culture; and its contribution to the development of post-structuralism and cognitive science. In addition, five short chapters summarize the status of canonical figures Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Sartre and de Beauvoir, delineating the historical approach to their work, while pointing to new directions such research is now taking.

Free Download Jack Reynolds, "The Bloomsbury Handbook of Existentialism Ed 2"
English | ISBN: 1350227447 | 2024 | 432 pages | EPUB, PDF | 945 KB + 56 MB
This fully revised and updated 2nd edition provides a comprehensive reference guide to existentialism, featuring key chapters on key existentialist thinkers, as well as chapters applying existentialism to subject areas ranging across politics, literature, feminism, religion, the emotions, cognitive science, and poststructuralism.

Free Download Hans Pedersen, "Horizons of Authenticity in Phenomenology, Existentialism, and Moral Psychology: Essays in Honor of Charles Guignon "
English | ISBN: 9401794413 | 2015 | 385 pages | EPUB | 865 KB
This volume centers on the exploration of the ways in which the canonical texts and thinkers of the phenomenological and existential tradition can be utilized to address contemporary, concrete philosophical issues. In particular, the included essays address the key facets of the work of Charles Guignon, and as such, honor and extend his thought and approach to philosophy. To this end, the four main sections of the volume deal with the question of authenticity, i.e. what it means to be an authentic person, the ways in which the phenomenological and existential traditions can impact the sciences, how best to understand the fact of human mortality, and, finally, the ways philosophical reflection can help address current questions of value. The volume is designed primarily to serve as a secondary resource for students and specialists interested in rediscovering the practical application of existential and phenomenological thought. The collection of scholarly essays, then, could be used in conjunction with some of the more recent scholarship concerning the practical value of philosophy. Along with contributing to previous scholarship, the essays in this proposed volume attempt to update and expand the scope of phenomenological and existential inquiry.

Free Download Kevin Aho, "One Beat More: Existentialism and the Gift of Mortality"
English | ISBN: 1509546901 | 2022 | 176 pages | PDF | 865 KB
A keen athlete in his late forties, philosophy professor Kevin Aho hadn’t given much thought to his own mortality, until he suffered a sudden heart attack that left him fighting for his life. Confronted with death for the first time, he realized that the things he thought gave his life meaning, such as his independence or his ability to plan his own future, were in tatters.

Free Download Jeffrey A. Bell, "Towards a Critical Existentialism: Truth, Relevance and Politics "
English | ISBN: 1399508326 | 2022 | 264 pages | PDF | 857 KB
Jeffrey Bell argues that a motivating problematic for existentialist writers is the attempt to think through the implications of the problematic nature of life.

Free Download Deborah Casewell, "Monotheism and Existentialism "
English | ISBN: 1108984797 | 2022 | 76 pages | PDF | 1231 KB
Existentialism is often seen and at times parodied as the philosophy of individuality, authenticity, despair, and defiance in a godless world. However, it cannot be understood without reference to religion, and in particular the monotheism of Christianity. Even the existentialist slogan, ‘existence precedes essence’, is formulated in relation to monotheism. This Element will show that monotheism and existentialism are intertwined: they react to each other, and share content and concerns. This Element will set out a genealogy of existentialist thought; explore key atheistic and theistic existentialists; and argue that there are productive conversations to be had as regards key concepts such as freedom and authenticity, relationality, and ethics.

Free Download Existentialism: Bolinda Beginner Guides (Audiobook)
English | May 08, 2012 | ASIN: B0081KSRTM | MP3@32 kbps | 7h 19m | 100.58 MB
Author: Thomas E. Wartenberg
Narrator: Miranda Nation