Pagina principaleGruppiConversazioniAltroStatistiche
Cerca nel Sito
Questo sito utilizza i cookies per fornire i nostri servizi, per migliorare le prestazioni, per analisi, e (per gli utenti che accedono senza fare login) per la pubblicità. Usando LibraryThing confermi di aver letto e capito le nostre condizioni di servizio e la politica sulla privacy. Il tuo uso del sito e dei servizi è soggetto a tali politiche e condizioni.

Risultati da Google Ricerca Libri

Fai clic su di un'immagine per andare a Google Ricerca Libri.

Sto caricando le informazioni...

How to Be an Existentialist: or How to Get Real, Get a Grip and Stop Making Excuses

di Gary Cox

UtentiRecensioniPopolaritàMedia votiCitazioni
1065256,784 (3.97)4
How to Be an Existentialist is a concise, witty and entertaining book about the philosophy of existentialism. It is also a genuine self-help book offering clear advice on how to live according to the principles of existentialism formulated by Nietzsche, Sartre, Camus and the other great existentialist philosophers. An attack on contemporary excuse culture, the book urges us to face the hard existential truths of the human condition. It uncompromisingly counsels us to become tougher and more dignified, less grumbling and irresponsible, to stop chasing rainbows and making excuses and instead to… (altro)
Nessuno
Sto caricando le informazioni...

Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro.

Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro.

» Vedi le 4 citazioni

Mostra 5 di 5
Es una buena introducción a esta línea filosófica. No creo que sea apropiado para quienes ya han recorrido el camino del estudio filosófico. ( )
  AkiraMoto | Jan 3, 2021 |
Al van in mijn studententijd voel ik me aangetrokken tot het existentialisme. Van alle filosofieën waarmee ik kennis heb gemaakt (en ik ben helemaal geen specialist) heb ik het existentialisme altijd het interessantst bevonden, vooral door zijn band met het echte leven. Ik las behoorlijk wat van Camus en een klein beetje van Sartre en werd er vooral in aangesproken door de noties van vrijheid en verantwoordelijkheid.
Dertig jaar later zag ik dit dunne boekje in een boekhandel liggen en kon ik niet weerstaan aan een hernieuwde kennismaking. Ik ga het maar gelijk zeggen: het viel een beetje tegen. De auteur is, afgaande op zijn lijst van publicaties, absoluut een expert in het existentialisme. En hij doet erg zijn best om zo luchtig mogelijk te schrijven (soms iets te "leukig" als je het mij vraagt). Maar bijna heel het boekje draait om de term 'authenticiteit', een term die de auteur vooral bij Sartre haalt. Zelf vind ik authenticiteit zeker een belangrijk aspect van het leven, van de omgang met anderen en vooral van de omgang met jezelf; in die zin kan je het het best vertalen als "trouw blijven aan jezelf, én aan de gegevenheden van het leven". Maar je voelt het al aan, op zich ben je daar niet veel mee. Vandaar dat de verdere exploratie van de existentialisten (en dan vooral Camus) uitkomt bij de notie van vrijheid, die gekoppeld is aan verantwoordelijkheid. En dat spreekt me meer aan. In dit boekje wordt dit aspect maar heel beperkt uitgewerkt. Spijtig. ( )
  bookomaniac | Dec 18, 2014 |
Nice introduction to Sartrean existentialism. Docked him a star for the painfully unfunny jokes that did nothing to support his points (and in fact, usually muddled them). Example: "[Heidegger's] national socialism is always hard to accommodate with the fact that he wrote Being and Time, one of the great texts of existentialism. Text as in book, that is, rather than a text you peck out on your mobile phone. Texting Being and Time, now that would be an achievement." Still recommended if you can bear these digressions, because the book is otherwise relatively clear and accessible. ( )
  giovannigf | Jul 23, 2013 |
Cox shoehorns a lot of learning into this book (his PhD was on Sartre), but it comes at a price. There's too much crammed into too small a space, which doesn't have room to clearly illustrate the concepts he explains. Instead, there are some rather corny asides, delivered a faux-matey tone (e.g 'the Ancient Greeks, guys like Socrates...' or Bush and Blair suffering from 'Iraqnophobia'). Ultimately, neither writer nor publisher has decided whether this is an introduction to a philosophical movement or a self-help book, so it ends up being both and neither. ( )
  Parthurbook | May 7, 2012 |
Really enjoyed this book. Author clearly has a sense of humour. A demanding read but worth the effort. ( )
  spbooks | Feb 18, 2012 |
Mostra 5 di 5
nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
Devi effettuare l'accesso per contribuire alle Informazioni generali.
Per maggiori spiegazioni, vedi la pagina di aiuto delle informazioni generali.
Titolo canonico
Titolo originale
Titoli alternativi
Data della prima edizione
Personaggi
Luoghi significativi
Eventi significativi
Film correlati
Epigrafe
Dedica
Incipit
Citazioni
Ultime parole
Nota di disambiguazione
Redattore editoriale
Elogi
Lingua originale
DDC/MDS Canonico
LCC canonico

Risorse esterne che parlano di questo libro

Wikipedia in inglese

Nessuno

How to Be an Existentialist is a concise, witty and entertaining book about the philosophy of existentialism. It is also a genuine self-help book offering clear advice on how to live according to the principles of existentialism formulated by Nietzsche, Sartre, Camus and the other great existentialist philosophers. An attack on contemporary excuse culture, the book urges us to face the hard existential truths of the human condition. It uncompromisingly counsels us to become tougher and more dignified, less grumbling and irresponsible, to stop chasing rainbows and making excuses and instead to

Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche

Descrizione del libro
Riassunto haiku

Discussioni correnti

Nessuno

Copertine popolari

Link rapidi

Voto

Media: (3.97)
0.5
1
1.5
2 1
2.5
3 5
3.5 1
4 3
4.5 2
5 6

Sei tu?

Diventa un autore di LibraryThing.

 

A proposito di | Contatto | LibraryThing.com | Privacy/Condizioni d'uso | Guida/FAQ | Blog | Negozio | APIs | TinyCat | Biblioteche di personaggi celebri | Recensori in anteprima | Informazioni generali | 204,717,594 libri! | Barra superiore: Sempre visibile