Sarah Bakewell

One of the New York Times Top Ten Books of the Year 2016 Selected as a Book of the Year 2016 by the Guardian, TLS, Observer and Mail on Sunday * AS READ ON BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK * Paris, near the turn of 1933. Three young friends meet over apricot cocktails at the Bec-de-Gaz bar on the rue Montparnasse. They are Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir and their friend Raymond Aron, who opens their eyes to a radical new way of thinking. Pointing to his drink, he says, "You can make philosophy out of this cocktail!" From this moment of inspiration, Sartre will create his own extraordinary philosophy of real, experienced life - of love and desire, of freedom and being, of caf�s and waiters, of friendships and revolutionary fervour. It is a philosophy that will enthral Paris and sweep through the world, leaving its mark on post-war liberation movements, from the student uprisings of 1968 to civil rights pioneers. At the Existentialist Caf� tells the story of modern existentialism as one of passionate encounters between people, minds and ideas. From the 'king and queen of existentialism' - Sartre and de Beauvoir - to their wider circle of friends and adversaries including Albert Camus, Martin Heidegger, Maurice Merleau-Ponty and Iris Murdoch, this book is an enjoyable and original journey through a captivating intellectual movement. Weaving biography and thought, Sarah Bakewell takes us to the heart of a philosophy about life that also changed lives, and that tackled the biggest questions of all: what we are and how we are to live.

Freedom, Being, and Apricot Cocktails

At the Existentialist Café

How do you avoid being drawn into pointless arguments with a partner or colleague? / How do you deal with fanatics? / How do you balance the need to feel safe against the need to feel free? / What is the wisest way to behave if you are mugged, or assaulted, or held to ransom? / How do you reassure a gullible friend who thinks a witch has cast a spell on him? / How do you get over the death of someone you love? / How do you make the most of every moment, so that life does not slip away from you unnoticed and unappreciated? Questions like this u some small, others vast and barely answerable u arise in most people's lives (apart from the witch). All are variations on one great question: how do you live well?How do you do the right thing whatever life throws at you? We all face the 'how to live' question in our own way, but the idea that looking inwards, examining one's own life, can create a mirror for others, was not always obvious.

How to Live, Or, A Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer

The bestselling author of How to Live and At the Existentialist Café explores seven hundred years of writers, thinkers, scientists, and artists, all trying to understand what it means to be truly human Humanism is an expansive tradition of thought that places shared humanity, cultural vibrancy, and moral responsibility at the center of our lives. The humanistic worldview—as clear-eyed and enlightening as it is kaleidoscopic and richly ambiguous—has inspired people for centuries to make their choices by principles of freethinking, intellectual inquiry, fellow feeling, and optimism. In this sweeping new history, Sarah Bakewell, herself a lifelong humanist, illuminates the very personal, individual, and, well, human matter of humanism and takes readers on a grand intellectual adventure. Voyaging from the literary enthusiasts of the fourteenth century to the secular campaigners of our own time, from Erasmus to Esperanto, from anatomists to agnostics, from Christine de Pizan to Bertrand Russell, and from Voltaire to Zora Neale Hurston, Bakewell brings together extraordinary humanists across history. She explores their immense variety: some sought to promote scientific and rationalist ideas, others put more emphasis on moral living, and still others were concerned with the cultural and literary studies known as “the humanities.” Humanly Possible asks not only what brings all these aspects of humanism together but why it has such enduring power, despite opposition from fanatics, mystics, and tyrants. A singular examination of this vital tradition as well as a dazzling contribution to its literature, this is an intoxicating, joyful celebration of the human spirit from one of our most beloved writers. And at a moment when we are all too conscious of the world’s divisions, Humanly Possible—brimming with ideas, experiments in living, and respect for the deepest ethical values—serves as a recentering, a call to care for one another, and a reminder that we are all, together, only human.

Seven Hundred Years of Humanist Freethinking, Inquiry, and Hope

Humanly Possible

Wie macht man Philosophie aus Aprikosencocktails? Für Sartre kein Problem: Er machte Philosophie aus einem Schwindelgefühl, aus Voyeurismus, Scham, Sadismus, Revolution, Musik und Sex. Sarah Bakewell erzählt mit wunderbarer Leichtigkeit, wie der Existenzialismus zum Lebensgefühl einer Generation wurde, die sich nach radikaler Freiheit und authentischer Existenz sehnte. Ihre meisterhafte Kollektivbiographie der Existenzialisten ist zugleich eine höchst verführerische Einladung, die existenzialistische Lebenskunst heute neu zu entdecken. „Sarah Bakewell bringt alle Voraussetzungen mit, um uns die Geschichte des Existenzialismus neu zu erzählen. ... Sie schreibt brillant, mit leichter Feder und einem sehr britischen Humor, und bietet faszinierende Einsichten.“ The Guardian „Sie hat den Dreh raus, wie man zentrale Ideen auf den Punkt bringt.“ Financial Times „Skurril, witzig, klar und leidenschaftlich.“ Daily Mail „Ein Page-Turner.“ The Paris Review

Freiheit, Sein und Aprikosencocktails

Das Café der Existenzialisten

Varoluscular Kahvesi

Sarah Bakewell cuenta la vida de Montaigne no bajo los protocolos habituales de una biografía sino como un tratado. Cada uno de sus veinte capítulos contiene veinte tentativas de respuesta a esa gran pregunta que Montaigne se planteaba. De las actitudes personales y de los escritos de Montaigne, Sarah Bakewell va deduciendo una serie de proposiciones que están hechas más de sugerencias que de normas, y que acaban siendo el boceto de una tradición viva que atraviesa los siglos y llega a nuestro presente. Estas son algunas de ellas:- Somételo todo a examen - Preserva una habitación propia - Haz algo que nadie haya hecho antes - Haz bien tu trabajo, pero no demasiado bien - No quieras controlarlo todo Los lectores descubrirán acontecimientos tales como su elección como alcalde de Burdeos y conocerán cómo llevó su vida pública en un momento de grandes conflictos religiosos y políticos. Pero lo más importante que encontrarán es el pensamiento de uno de los más grandes humanistas de la historia de la humanidad.

En una pregunta y veinte intentos de respuesta

Cómo vivir. Una vida con Montaigne

English Dane

V existencialistické kavárně

Al caffè degli esistenzialisti. Libertà, Essere e Cocktail

Montaigne, Philosopher of Life

filosoferen over vrijheid, zijn en coctails

De existentialisten

Nasil Yasanir ya da Bir Soruda Montaigne'in Hayati

Filosofia e biografia se encontram neste divertido retrato de Paris e dos fascinantes personagens que mudaram para sempre a maneira como pensamos. Paris, 1933. Três jovens amigos se encontram no bar Bec-de-Gaz na Rue Montparnasse. Eles são Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir e Raymond Aron, companheiro filósofo que abre seus olhos para uma nova e radical maneira de pensar. A partir de então, Sartre vai criar sua própria filosofia — do amor e do desejo, da liberdade, dos cafés e garçons, das amizades e do fervor revolucionário. Sarah Bakewell conta a história do existencialismo moderno como um encontro apaixonado entre pessoas, mentes e ideias. De Sartre e Simone de Beauvoir ao seu círculo mais amplo de amigos e adversários, incluindo Albert Camus, Martin Heidegger, Maurice Merleau-Ponty e Iris Murdoch, No café existencialista é uma agradável jornada pelas correntes políticas, artísticas e sociais que moldaram o movimento intelectual que fascinou Paris e percorreu o mundo — um modo de pensar que até hoje nos afeta profundamente.

O retrato da época em que a filosofia, a sensualidade e a rebeldia andavam juntas

No café existencialista

Kawiarnia egzystencjalistow

Wie soll ich leben? oder Das Leben Montaignes in einer Frage und zwanzig Antworten

Een wervelend verhaal over de geschiedenis van het humanisme, een levensbeschouwing die de wereld totaal veranderde. Voor de lezers van 'De existentialisten' en 'Rebelse genieën'. Sarah Bakewell schetst de fascinerende geschiedenis van het humanisme: het verhaal van mensen die zelf wilden denken, los van traditie en georganiseerde religie. Deze vrijdenkers maakten het wereldbeeld dat in het Westen nog steeds het onze is en deden baanbrekende ontdekkingen in wetenschap, filosofie, literatuur en beeldende kunst. Bakewell onderzoekt wat humanisme is en hoe het door de geschiedenis heen tot bloei is gekomen ondanks tegenstand van fanatici, mystici, tirannen en cultuurpessimisten. Over haar boek De existentialisten: ‘Een heerlijk en zeer origineel boek.’ – Trouw

Dromers, denkers en onderzoekers die de wereld veranderden

De humanisten

自由、存在和杏子鸡尾酒

存在主义咖啡馆

Πώς να τα πηγαίνουμε καλά με τους άλλους; Πώς να σταθούμε απέναντι στο πένθος; Πώς να αντιμετωπίζουμε τις ατέλειες και τα λάθη μας; Πώς να μη μας παρασύρει η δύναμη της συνήθειας; Πώς να σκεπτόμαστε και να συναισθανόμαστε; Πώς να χαιρόμαστε; Αυτά είναι μερικά από τα πολλά ερωτήματα που τίθενται στη ζωή μας. Το ερώτημα «Πώς να ζούμε» απασχόλησε ιδιαίτερα τον Μισέλ ντε Μοντέν, ο οποίος δεν προσφεύγει στη φιλοσοφία ή στη μυθοπλασία για να συνάγει μαθήματα ζωής, αλλά στην αυτοπαρατήρηση. Παρατηρεί και καταγράφει προσεκτικά τον εαυτό του: τις επιθυμίες του, τις πράξεις του, τα συναισθήματα και τις σκέψεις του. Είναι, θα λέγαμε, ανθρωπολόγος του εαυτού του. Εξερευνώντας με απλό, καθημερινό τρόπο την ενδοχώρα του, είναι σαν να περιγράφει τον καθέναν μας, εξερευνώντας το ενιαίο της ανθρώπινης εμπειρίας πίσω από την πολλαπλότητα. «Διαβάζοντας τον Μοντέν, ανακαλύπτω τον εαυτό μου», είχε πει ο Πασκάλ. Ο Μοντέν δεν δημιουργεί ένα σύστημα σκέψης· γράφει δοκιμάζοντας τη σκέψη του, εξ ου και ο όρος «δοκίμια» που καθιέρωσε. Το βιβλίο ανήκει στη σειρά φιλοσοφικών κειμένων «Στοχαστικός βίος» που διευθύνει ο Χαρίδημος Κ. Τσούκας.

Η ζωή του Μοντέν, σε μία ερώτηση και είκοσι πιθανές απαντήσεις

Πώς να ζούμε

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閱讀蒙田,是為了生活

Siamo a cavallo tra il 1932 e il 1933. Al Bec-de-Graz, un caffè di Parigi la cui specialità sono i cocktail all’albicocca, si incontrano tre giovani amici: Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir e il loro compagno di scuola Raymond Aron. È lui a introdurre Sartre e la de Beauvoir alla fenomenologia, una nuova corrente di pensiero così radicale che, dice indicando i bicchieri, «Se sei un fenomenologo puoi parlare di questo cocktail ed è filosofia!». Questa stringata argomentazione dà a Sartre l’ispirazione di cui era in cerca da anni, e gli offre lo spunto per creare la propria filosofia basata sull’esperienza della vita reale, sull’amore e il desiderio, sulla libertà e l’essere, sui caffè e i camerieri, sull’amicizia e il fervore rivoluzionario. Sono idee che ammalieranno Parigi, avranno rapida diffusione in tutto il mondo e lasceranno un marchio indelebile sulla cultura giovanile degli anni Sessanta, dai movimenti per i diritti civili a quelli studenteschi fino alle rivendicazioni del femminismo. Sarah Bakewell, grazie a uno stile che con la stessa elegante disinvoltura affronta concetti metafisici e aneddotica, dilemmi morali e faide ideologiche, racconta la storia dell’esistenzialismo moderno come un sorprendente e felice incontro di idee, menti e persone. Al caffè degli esistenzialisti è un viaggio originale in una delle filosofie più affascinanti del XX secolo, abitata da personaggi che hanno impresso una traccia indelebile nella storia del pensiero contemporaneo, da Sartre e la de Beauvoir, “il re e la regina dell’esistenzialismo”, fino ai loro amici e fieri avversari come Camus, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty e Lévinas. Attraverso l’intreccio di biografia e pensiero, Bakewell ci conduce al cuore di una filosofia talmente influente da aver cambiato letteralmente il corso di numerose vite e che è riuscita ad affrontare la più grande di tutte le questioni: chi siamo e come dovremmo vivere? «Al caffè degli esistenzialisti è lo studio eccezionalmente ricco e istruttivo, garbatamente colto e deliziosamente umoristico di un periodo affascinante nella tormentata storia del XX secolo. Bakewell è riuscita a trovare una giusta combinazione di entusiasmo, ammirazione e irriverenza, senza mai timore di ironizzare sul tema trattato». John Banville «Non si può avere la piena comprensione di una filosofia senza conoscere alcunché della vita che l’ha resa possibile. Il libro di Sarah Bakewell riesce a rispondere in maniera sorprendentemente umana e lieve alla domanda: che cos’è l’esistenzialismo?». «Wall Street Journal» «Accalorata e intellettualmente rigorosa, Bakewell è una radura in una fitta foresta filosofica che anche i meglio attrezzati faticherebbero ad attraversare da soli». «The Financial Times» «Al caffè degli esistenzialisti riesce nell’arduo compito di unire levità e sagacia». «The Washington Post»

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