Presents basic concepts in the philosophy of existentialism. Examines the philosophers who influenced existentialism and those identified as existentialists. Re

Existentialism: An Introduction provides an accessible and scholarly introduction to the core ideas of the existentialist tradition. Kevin Aho draws on a wide r

Sartre, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Kierkegaard, de Beauvoir, Merleau-Ponty, and Camus were some of the most important existentialist thinkers. This book provides an

This textbook introduces you to existentialist philosophical theory and its cultural influence. The first part of the book offers an introductory overview of th

Richard Appignanesi goes on a personal quest of Existentialism in its original state. He begins with Camus' question of suicide: 'Must life have a meaning to be