The Sartrean Mind by Eshleman, Matthew C.; Mui, Constance L.;

Short description:

Beginning with an introduction and biography of Sartre, this book comprises 42 chapters covering all the major aspects of Sartre’s thought.  Essential reading for students and researchers in philosophy, as well as for those in related disciplines.

Long description:

Jean-Paul Sartre was one of the most important philosophers of the twentieth century. His influence extends beyond academic philosophy to areas as diverse as anti-colonial movements, youth culture, literary criticism, and artistic developments around the world.

Beginning with an introduction and biography of Jean-Paul Sartre by Matthew C. Eshleman, 42 chapters by a team of international contributors cover all the major aspects of Sartre’s thought in the following key areas:

• Sartre’s philosophical and historical context



• Sartre and phenomenology



• Sartre, existentialism, and ontology



• Sartre and ethics



• Sartre and political theory



• Aesthetics, literature, and biography



• Sartre’s engagements with other thinkers.

The Sartrean Mind is the most comprehensive collection on Sartre published to date. It is essential reading for students and researchers in philosophy, as well as for those in related disciplines where Sartre’s work has continuing importance, such as literature, French studies, and politics.

Table of Contents:

Foreword Ronald Santoni  Introduction Matthew C. Eshleman  A Sketch of Sartre’s Life Matthew C. Eshleman  Part I: Philosophical Context  1. French Influences Bruce Baugh  2. Sartre and the Transcendental Tradition Sorin Baiasu  3. Sartre and his German Influences David Sherman  4. Sartre and Gestalt Psychology Adrian Mirvish  5. The Historical Origins of Sartre’s Account of Temporality Grégory Cormann  Part II: Sartre and Phenomenology  6. Sartrean Reflection: Pure and Impure Kenneth Williford  7. Sartre’s Phenomenological Psychology of Imagination Jonathan Webber  8. Sartre on the Emotions Daniel Vanello  9. The Transcendence of the Ego: Reasoning and Stakes Vincent de Coorebyter  Part III: Sartre, Existentialism, and Ontology  10. On the Structure and Method of Being and Nothingness Matthew C. Eshleman  11. Sartre on Intentionality and Pre-Reflective Consciousness Mark Rowlands  12. Negation, Nonbeing, and Nothingness Christopher Erhard  13. Anguish and Bad Faith Lior Levy  14. It's about that Time: Sartre’s Theory of Temporality Curtis Sommerlatte  15. Intersubjectivity and "The Look" Constance L. Mui  16. Sartre on the Body Katherine Morris  17. Freedom: Being and Doing David Detmer  18. "Existential Psychoanalysis" Stuart Z. Charmé  19. Ontology and Metaphysics Christophe Perrin  Part IV: Ethics  20. Ethics of Authenticity William Remley  21. Ethics as Flourishing Humanity Gail Linsenbard  22. Integral Humanity as Goal in Sartre’s 1964 Rome Lecture Elizabeth A. Bowman and Robert V. Stone  23. Hope Now Julien Murphy  Part V: Political Theory  24. Existential Marxism Ronald Aronson  25. Search for a Method William McBride  26. Sartre and Imperialism Oliver Gloag  27. The Logics of the Critique Matthew C. Ally  28. Political Violence Michael Flemming  29. Recasting Négritude: Jean-Paul Sartre and Black Intellectuals in Post-war France Bennetta Jules-Rosette  30. Intersubjectivity Between Group and Seriality from the Early to the Later Sartre Juliette Simont  31. Sartre: May 1968 and Beyond David Drake  Part VI: Aesthetics, Literature, and Biography  32. Sartre’s Fiction Craig Vasey  33. Sartre’s Conception of Theater: Theory and Practice Adrian van den Hoven  34. Biography Good, Autobiography Bad: A Fundamental Sartrean Paradox? John Ireland  35. Sartre and the Arts Sophie Astier-Vezon  Part VII: Engagements and Extensions  36. Sartre and Merleau-Ponty Florence Caeymaex and Grégory Cormann  37. Posthuman Horizons: Contemporary Responses to Sartre's Philosophy Nik Farrell Fox  38. Sartre’s Influence in Black Existentialism Lewis R. Gordon  39. Nature as Threat and Escape in the Philosophies of Sartre and Beauvoir Shannon Musset  40. Sartre and Anarchism T. Storm Heter  41. Sartre and Meta-Ethics Peter Poellner  42. Sartre and Contemporary Philosophy of Consciousness Manfred Frank and Gerhard Preyer.  Index