The Power of Consciousness and the Force of Circumstances in Sartre S Philosophy

by Thomas W. Busch

Book Overview

"Displaying a masterful grasp of the texts, the author shows how otherness forces itself upon the existentialist Sartre, gradually constraining him to modify his understanding of consciousness as omnipotent. The issue is Sartre's discovery of the social and its conceptual assimilation into his individualistic, consciousness-oriented philosophy." --Thomas R. Flynn

"This very successful and accessible scholarly book . . . is simultaneously...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253312833
• ISBN13: 9780253312839
• Release Date: November 1989
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 132 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher