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During his lifetime, Jean-Paul Sartre enjoyed unprecedented popularity for a philosopher, due partly to his role as a spokesman for existentialism—at the opportune moment when this set of ideas filled the spiritual gap left amidst the ruins of World War II. Existentialism was a philosophy of action and showed the ultimate freedom of the individual. In Sartre’s hands it became a revolt against European bourgeois values.
In Sartre in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of Sartre’s life and ideas and explains their influence on man’s struggle to understand his existence in the world. The book also includes selections from Sartre’s work, a brief list of suggested readings for those who wish to delve deeper, and chronologies that place Sartre within his own age and in the broader scheme of philosophy.
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"Excellent. quick and easy to understand. clear and concise. "
— Jose (5 out of 5 stars)
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“Probably the easiest introduction to existentialism you’ll ever find…An intellectually credible—and slyly humorous—summary of Jean Paul Sartre’s life and work…The equivalent of a very good college lecture by an instructor who genuinely wants to make sure students understand the material.”
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“British-born [Simon Vance] does a fine job with the material, speaking in a practiced, authoritative tone. He brings the right level of expression to the reading and handles the frequent French terms and names with aplomb.”
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" Liked it, but I felt that it had a negative point of view. The author came off as a right of center critic rather than an objective purveyor of Sartre's ideas. "
— Jono, 11/30/2013 -
" Excellent. quick and easy to understand. clear and concise. "
— Jose, 1/9/2013 -
" most popular existentialist philosopher (after WWII)<br/><br/>existing individual - Kirkegard truth and experience intertwined, subjectivity is truth, focus on individual and not abstract<br/><br/>everything is contingient <br/>freedom of individual to choose "
— Mckinley, 10/28/2010 -
" I was extremely amused by the author's cynical view of Sartre. "
— Leonardo, 3/21/2010 -
" Liked it, but I felt that it had a negative point of view. The author came off as a right of center critic rather than an objective purveyor of Sartre's ideas. "
— Jono, 9/27/2008
About Paul Strathern
Paul Strathern earned a degree in philosophy at Trinity College, Dublin, and has lectured in philosophy and mathematics. The author of many nonfiction books and of articles for numerous publications, he has also written several novels and has won the Somerset Maugham Prize. He lives and writes in London.
About Simon Vance
Simon Vance (a.k.a. Robert Whitfield) is an award-winning actor and narrator. He has earned more than fifty Earphones Awards and won the prestigious Audie Award for best narration thirteen times. He was named Booklist’s very first Voice of Choice in 2008 and has been named an AudioFile Golden Voice as well as an AudioFile Best Voice of 2009. He has narrated more than eight hundred audiobooks over almost thirty years, beginning when he was a radio newsreader for the BBC in London. He is also an actor who has appeared on both stage and television.