Sartre

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By Iris Murdoch

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Iris Murdoch offers a unique and pioneering study of Jean-Paul Sartre, one of the 20th century's foremost philosophers and novelists. This work analyses and evaluates the major themes in Sartre's rich and complex oeuvre, weaving together his political passions with his literary and philosophical achievements. Murdoch examines the philosophical, political, and aesthetic traditions underlying Sartre's work, showing both his historical significance and the ambiguities in his position.
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This book is ideal for readers interested in 20th-century philosophy, existentialism, and literary studies, particularly those seeking a thoughtful, scholarly, yet accessible analysis of Sartre's multifaceted contributions.

Sartre

This study analyses and evaluates the different strands of Sartre's work. Combining the objectivity of the scholar with an interest in contemporary problems, Iris Murdoch discusses the tradition of philosophical, political and aesthetic thought.

Iris Murdoch's unique study of one of the 20th century's foremost thinkers

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Sartre is Iris Murdoch's unique study of one of the 20th century's foremost thinkers. Sartre's powerful political passions were united with a memorable literary gift, placing him foremost among the novelists, as well as the philosophers, of our time.

Iris Murdoch's pioneering study analyses and evaluates the different strands of Sartre's rich and complex oeuvre. Combining the objectivity of the scholar with a profound interest in contemporary problems, Iris Murdoch discusses the tradition of philosophical, political and aesthetic thought that gives historical authenticity to Sartre's achievement, while showing the ambiguities and dangers inherent in his position.

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The Times calls it a penetrating introduction to the romantic rationalist and novelist. The Evening Standard praises it as a clear, logical, and enduring guide to understanding existentialism. The Observer describes it as a cool, luminous introduction focusing on Sartre's philosophy and novels, with a fair but unflattering tone that illuminates what truly matters in Sartre's work. The Times Literary Supplement hails it as an intelligent and penetrating introduction.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780099273721

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 October 1999

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vintage Classics

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 121g

Pages: 160

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About the Author

Iris Murdoch was born in Dublin in 1919. She read Classics at Somerville College, Oxford, and after working in the Treasury and abroad, was awarded a research studentship in Philosophy at Newnham College, Cambridge. In 1948 she returned to Oxford as fellow and tutor at St Anne's College and later taught at the Royal College of Art. Until her death in 1999, she lived in Oxford with her husband, the academic and critic, John Bayley. She was made a Dame of the British Empire in 1987 and in the 1997 PEN Awards received the Gold Pen for Distinguished Service to Literature.