The celebrated french philosophers most essential text, being and nothingness takes a revolutionary look at ontology, ethics, and personal freedom in being and nothingness, jeanpaul sartre closely examines ontology the study of the nature of being and discusses empirical issues that he finds scientific fields struggle to explain. Barnes published by philosophical library 1956, ny 1956. Being and nothingness is sartres seminal work on existentialism josef k is the main character of kafkas the trial both authors are highly critical of religion and other institutions, so this may be an attempt to leech intellectual credibility for the mystery book. The book contained 42 pages, half of which were blank, and references from the fields of cognitive science, ai, religion, and literature.
Jan 01, 20 being or nothingness hardcover january 1, 20 by k joe author 3. His concept was the criticism of noumenan in which he define that there is a world of ideas what we perceive is access to all our ideas. In 1943, these themes were given largescale, systematic philosophical expression with the publication of being and nothingness. The book was sent anonymously to select recipients worldwide, with seemingly no thematic connection. A good conversation about the book has taken place at metafilter. See more ideas about vintage pop art, this or that questions and cold war propaganda. The author was a joe k a reference to kafkas joseph k, maybe, or an anagram of joke. The riddle of being or nothingness luke muehlhauser. The next chapters more specifically investigate madness in the form of psychopathy.
What do you think of being and nothingness by jeanpaul. In this way, disparate cousins are united via a common event, thereby raising a fugue of minds across the globe. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist. Christine daigle discusses some of the key concepts and ideas in sartres most important philosophical book.
A philosophical classic and major cornerstone of modern existentialism often criticized and alltoorarely understood, the philosophy of jeanpaul sartre encompasses the dilemmas and aspirations of the individual in contemporary society. Oct 30, 2018 alexis marked it being or nothingness joe k toread aug 26, the unique, sealed limited edition, being or nothingness joe k numbering by hand and an extra copy of each book to each recipient must have cost at least a few hundred swedish kronor per copy. Consciousness is notmatter and by the same token escapes all. Inside was a white volume, hardback, called being or nothingness, with the well known picture by escher on the cover of two hands recursively drawing each other. The author was a joe k a reference to kafkas josef k. A portion of your purchase of this book will be donated to nonprofit organizations. The being or nothingness mystery unsolved mystery, page 1. It is a short hardcover book, in which the publisher info page was physically cut out. On being or nothingness by joe k posted on october 29, 2008 by ironwolf i left the following comment today on this thread most of the comments are in english but the main article is in portuguese, so use an online translator if you want to read it. The book discusses, in a selfreferential, disjointed, and poetic way, the meaning of life, consciousness, selfidentity, religion, from what seems to be an existential perspective. The being of consciousness, we said in the introduction, is a being such that in its being, its being is in question, this means that the being of consciousness does not coincide with itself in a full equivalence. Mar 05, 20 the events of being or nothingness form only a small portion of ronsons book. The book is divided into an introduction and four main parts.
It can be considered part of a type of philosophy called existentialism references. One summer not too long ago people in sweden began receiving copies of a book named being or nothingness by joe k in the mail. Barnes and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Being and nothingness that sartre revealed himself as a master of outstanding talent. It introduces many of the main themes we will see in being and nothingness. They were small and pale, with italicized title reading being or nothingness.
So if you want to take the infinite potential that is that blank canvas and fill it with a physical description of yourself, then fucking be my guest. Feb 17, 2012 inside was a white volume, hardback, called being or nothingness, with the well known picture by escher on the cover of two hands recursively drawing each other. Being and nothingness simple english wikipedia, the free. Being or nothingness hardcover january 1, 20 by k joe author 3. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Jeanpaul sartre, the seminal smartypants of midcentury thinking, launched the existentialist fleet with the publication of being and nothingness in 1943. A select group of academics from around the world began to receive a mysterious book titled being or nothingness hereby abbreviated bon written by a joe k.
Apparently, per norfeldt is purported to have translated being or nothingness by joe k from the english under the title varat eller intet. The book contained 42 pages, half of which were blank, and references from the fields of cognitive science, ai, religion, and. A writer named jeanpaul sartre sees his latest philosophical manuscript, being and nothingness, a phenomenological essay on ontology, 722 pages of fine. In the book, sartre develops a philosophical account in support of his existentialism, dealing with topics such as consciousness. Essai dontologie phenomenologique, sometimes subtitled a phenomenological essay on ontology, is a 1943 book by philosopher jeanpaul sartre.
The title hovered over an imprint of mc eschers drawing hands. The sender cast his net wide, sending the book in a suspiciouslooking package to a mostly confused smattering of people around the world. Being and nothingnesscontains all the basic tenets of his thought, as well as all its more intricate details. Someone had carefully cut out with scissors the page that would have listed the publishing and details, the isbn, etc. Essai dontologie phenomenologique, sometimes published with the subtitle a phenomenological essay on ontology, is a 1943 book by the philosopher jeanpaul sartre. Buy a cheap copy of being and nothingness book by jeanpaul sartre. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. Buy being and nothingness book online at low prices in india.
Being or nothingness joe k feb 20 those that have read the psychopath test by jon ronson may remember the mystery about a book titled being or nothingness by joe k. Though the book is thick, dense, and unfriendly to careless readers, it is indispensable to those interested in the philosophy of consciousness and free will. Being or nothingness is a memetic vehicle, or a burr. An essay on phenomenological ontology is a book written by french philosopher jeanpaul sartre. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Published in 1943, being and nothingness aimed to make certain the facts of human existence. Someone had carefully cut out with scissors the page that would have listed the publishing and details, the isbn. This entry was posted on friday, september 26th, 2008 at 5. You can follow any responses to this entry through the rss 2.
The next main thing we will be reading is sartres transcendence of the ego. This is a difficult but extremely exciting book on the philosophy of mind. Being or nothingness hardcover january 1, 2007 by joe k. This too got the knife and therein i found seven books. Other articles where being and nothingness is discussed.
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