Existentialism A Reconstruction

First published in 1990, Existentialism is widely regarded as a classic introductory survey of the topic. It has helped to renew interest in existentialist philosophy. Cooper places existentialism within the great traditions of philosophy, & argues that it deserves as much attention from analytic philosophers as it has always received on the continent. Discussions of the self & others, & of "Angst" & absurdity lead into chapters on existential freedom & the prospects for an existentialist ethics. Writers discussed include Husserl, Jaspers, Buber, Marcel, & Ortega. David E. Cooper provides a sympathetic, original account of a mainstream movement of philosophical thought, reconstructed from the best writing of Heidegger, Sartre, Merleau-Ponty & others.