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Named one of the Ten Best Books of 2016 by the New York Times, a spirited account of a major intellectual movement of the twentieth century and the revolutionary thinkers who came to shape it, by the best-selling author of How to Live Sarah Bakewell.
Paris, 1933 three contemporaries meet over apricot cocktails at the Bec-de-Gaz bar on the rue Montparnasse. They are the young Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, and longtime friend Raymond Aron, a fellow philosopher who raves to them about a new conceptual framework from Berlin called Phenomenology. "You see," he says, "if you are a phenomenologist you can talk about this cocktail and make philosophy out of it!"
It was this simple phrase that would ignite a movement, inspiring Sartre to integrate Phenomenology into his own French, humanistic sensibility, thereby creating an entirely new philosophical approach inspired by themes of radical freedom, authentic being, and political activism. This movement would sweep through the jazz clubs and cafés of the Left Bank before making its way across the world as Existentialism.
Featuring not only philosophers, but also playwrights, anthropologists, convicts, and revolutionaries, At the Existentialist Café follows the existentialists' story, from the first rebellious spark through the Second World War, to its role in postwar liberation movements such as anti-colonialism, feminism, and gay rights. Interweaving biography and philosophy, it is the epic account of passionate encounters--fights, love affairs, mentorships, rebellions, and long partnerships--and a vital investigation into what the existentialists have to offer us today, at a moment when we are once again confronting the major questions of freedom, global responsibility, and human authenticity in a fractious and technology-driven world.
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At the Existentialist Café Freedom Being and Apricot Cocktails with JeanPaul Sartre Simone de Beauvoir Albert Camus Martin Heidegger Maurice MerleauPonty and Others Sarah Bakewell 9781590518892 Books Reviews :
Paris, 1933 three contemporaries meet over apricot cocktails at the Bec-de-Gaz bar on the rue Montparnasse. They are the young Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, and longtime friend Raymond Aron, a fellow philosopher who raves to them about a new conceptual framework from Berlin called Phenomenology. "You see," he says, "if you are a phenomenologist you can talk about this cocktail and make philosophy out of it!"
It was this simple phrase that would ignite a movement, inspiring Sartre to integrate Phenomenology into his own French, humanistic sensibility, thereby creating an entirely new philosophical approach inspired by themes of radical freedom, authentic being, and political activism. This movement would sweep through the jazz clubs and cafés of the Left Bank before making its way across the world as Existentialism.
Featuring not only philosophers, but also playwrights, anthropologists, convicts, and revolutionaries, At the Existentialist Café follows the existentialists' story, from the first rebellious spark through the Second World War, to its role in postwar liberation movements such as anti-colonialism, feminism, and gay rights. Interweaving biography and philosophy, it is the epic account of passionate encounters--fights, love affairs, mentorships, rebellions, and long partnerships--and a vital investigation into what the existentialists have to offer us today, at a moment when we are once again confronting the major questions of freedom, global responsibility, and human authenticity in a fractious and technology-driven world.
Sarah Bakewell,At the Existentialist Café Freedom, Being, and Apricot Cocktails with Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, Albert Camus, Martin Heidegger, Maurice Merleau-Ponty and Others,Other Press,1590518896,Modern - 20th Century,Movements - Existentialism,Biographies,Existentialism,France,Philosophers,Philosophers - France,Philosophy,Philosophy - France - History - 20th century,Philosophy, Modern,Philosophy, Modern - 20th century,BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Philosophers,Biography,Biography Autobiography,Biography/Autobiography,GENERAL,General Adult,HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century,History/Modern - 20th Century,Montaigne;marxism;communism;individualism;philosophy;Weber;Husserl;Kierkegaard;Arendt;ennui;Derrida;Descartes;Zweig;Proust;Levinas;Feminism;France;existentialism;biography;biographies;political science;philosophy books;world history;autobiographies;history books;history;autobiography;nonfiction books;nonfiction;biographies of famous people;lawyer gifts;books for men;history book;biography books;history gifts;debate;historical books;philosophy book;books for dad;gifts for history buffs,Non-Fiction,Montaigne; marxism; communism; individualism; philosophy; Weber; Husserl; Kierkegaard; Arendt; ennui; Derrida; Descartes; Zweig; Proust; Levinas; Feminism; France; world history; biography; biographies; existentialism; philosophy books; autobiographies; history books; history; biographies of famous people; gifts for history buffs; history gifts; autobiography; historical books; history buff gifts; history teacher gifts; history lovers gifts; classic; french; german; essays; political theory; french literature; sartre; 19th century,PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Existentialism,Philosophers,Philosophers - France,Philosophy,Philosophy - France - History - 20th century,Philosophy, Modern,Philosophy, Modern - 20th century,Philosophy/Movements - Existentialism,BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Philosophers,HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century,History/Modern - 20th Century,PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Existentialism,Philosophy/Movements - Existentialism,Biography Autobiography,Biography/Autobiography
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