{"product_id":"existentialism-now-by-nik-farrell-fox-9781350435438","title":"Existentialism Now","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat does it mean to live freely, authentically, and responsibly in the twenty-first century?\u003c\/b\u003e What use do we have for existentialism today? Is it just a tangle of irrational and individualist pessimism, or does it speak to our contemporary minds?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStereotypically ascribed to the cliques of Bohemia, pretentious café dwellers and tyro philosophers, existentialism is probably the most misunderstood and caricatured of philosophical movements. Rather than offering a dry history of ideas or an angsty guide to intellectual despair, \u003ci\u003eExistentialism Now\u003c\/i\u003e shows that existentialist understandings of concepts like freedom, embodiment, ambiguity, authenticity and responsibility speak urgently to the pressures and possibilities of contemporary modern life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTwenty-one iconic quotations from Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Beauvoir, Fanon, Sartre, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty and others bring the electrifying force of existentialist thought to bear on our contemporary moment. Lines including: “One is not born, but rather becomes, woman”, “Hell is other people”, and “Remain true to the earth” offer pathmarks for navigating a world shaken by ecological crisis, political polarisation and technological acceleration. These are launch points for exploring gender, race, trauma, anxiety, technology, ecology, politics, violence, love, and the future of humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUltimately, Nik Farrell Fox argues that we can overturn the misinterpretations that plague existentialism and find instead their renewed relevance to contemporary thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48021977596140,"sku":"9781350435438","price":45.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781350435438-existentialism-now.jpg?v=1785285465","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/existentialism-now-by-nik-farrell-fox-9781350435438","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}