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Sartre For Beginners is an accessible, yet sophisticated introduction to the life and works of the famous French philosopher, Jean Paul Sartre. Sartre was a member the French underground during World War II, a novelist, a playwright, and a major influence in French political and intellectual life. The book opens with a biographical section, introducing the significant events in the life of the man who coined the term, "Existentialism." Then it examines Sartre's early philosophical works. Ideas from Sartre's other fictional and dramatic works are discussed, but the greatest part of the book is the presentation of the main concepts from Sartre's Being and Nothingness (1943). These ideas include the topics of consciousness, freedom, responsibility, absurdity, "bad faith", authenticity and the hellish confrontation with other people. Finally, the book deals with Sartre's modification of his earlier existentialism to compliment his conversion to a kind of "existential" Marxism. Sartre For Beginners summarizes the work of the most renowned philosopher of the 20th century.
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Justin Lyga
reviewed Sartre for Beginners on January 18, 2013
Sartre for Beginners
Don't be fooled by its modest sounding title. It is for beginners all right, but one needs a bit of patience to gain even a rudimentary understanding of some concepts like bad faith or phenomenological existentialism.
After reading the same page for about six or seven times, I finally thought I got what bad faith was. And then, I came across this paragraph:
"Sincerity", Sartre claims, "is the antithesis of bad faith." So it would seem that striving for sincerity is "good faith," but this is not the case. To try to be sincere is to try to be what one is. But such an effort already presupposes that one IS WHAT ONE IS in the way that a rock is what it is. Therefore, sincerity itself is in bad faith.
So, I went back 50 pages and started reading it again. (The fact that it was a comic book really helped save time.)
But the language is as lucid as it can get. The illustrations bring out a few smiles when the words get too dry and once you get the hang of it, you'll really start loving it. Overall, it serves as a fitting introduction to one of the most complex schools of thought ever.
Ideally, one should read something like
1. Kierkegaard for beginners
2. Nietzche for beginners
3. Hagel for beginners
4. Marx for beginners
and then, Sartre for beginners; but starting with this one isn't that bad either. That's what I did ;)
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