Being and Nothingness

by Jean-Paul Sartre, Hazel E. Barnes (Translator)

Overview

A philosophical classic and major cornerstone of modern existentialism

Often criticized and all-too-rarely understood, the philosophy of Jean-Paul Sartre encompasses the dilemmas and aspirations of the individual in contemporary society. Being and Nothingness contains all the basic tenets of his thought, as well as all its more intricate details. A work of inherent force and epic scope, it provides a vivid analysis for all who would understand one of the most influential philosophic movements of any age, and makes clear why The New York Times hailed Sartre’s masterpiece as "a philosophy to be reckoned with, both for its own intrinsic power and as a profound symptom of our time."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780671867805
Publisher:	Washington Square Press
Publication date:	08/01/1993
Edition description:	Original
Pages:	864
Sales rank:	154,946
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 8.20(h) x 2.10(d)

Table of Contents

	Translator's Preface	vii
	Translator's Introduction	viii
	Introduction: The Pursuit of Being	xlv
Part 1	The Problem of Nothingness
Chapter 1	The Origin of Negation	3
I.	The Question	3
II.	Negations	6
III.	The Dialectical Concept of Nothingness	12
IV.	The Phenomenological Concept of Nothingness	16
V.	The Origin of Nothingness	21
Part 2	Being-for-Itself
Chapter 1	Immediate Structures of the For-Itself	49
I.	Presence to Self	49
II.	The Facticity of the For-Itself	55
III.	The For-Itself and the Being of Value	60
IV.	The For-Itself and the Being of Possibilities	71
V.	The Self and the Circuit of Selfness	78
Chapter 2	Temporality	83
I.	Phenomenology of the Three Temporal Dimensions	83
II.	The Ontology of Temporality	106
III.	Original Temporality and Psychic Temporality: Reflection	126
Chapter 3	Transcendence	147
I.	Knowledge as a Type of Relation Between the For-Itself and the In-Itself	148
II.	Determination as Negation	156
III.	Quality and Quantity Potentiality, Instrumentality	162
IV.	The Time of the World	180
V.	Knowledge	192
Part 3	Being-for-Others
Chapter 1	The Existence of Others	197
I.	The Problem	197
II.	The Reef of Solipsism	199
III.	Husserl, Hegel, Heidegger	209
IV.	The Look	228
Chapter 2	The Body	279
I.	The Body as Being-For-Itself: Facticity	282
II.	The Body-For-Others	315
III.	The Third Ontological Dimension of the Body	327
Chapter 3	Concrete Relations With Others	337
I.	First Attitude Toward Others: Love, Language, Masochism	340
II.	Second Attitude Toward Others: Indifference, Desire, Hate, Sadism	355
III.	"Being-With" (Mitsein) and the "We"	389
Part 4	Having, Doing and Being
Chapter 1	Being and Doing: Freedom	409
I.	Freedom: The First Condition of Action	409
II.	Freedom and Facticity: The Situation	457
III.	Freedom and Responsibility	529
	Conclusion
I.	In-Itself and For-Itself: Metaphysical Implications	535
II.	Ethical Implications	543
	Key to Special Terminology	547

Editorial Reviews

"There can be no doubt that this is a philosophy to be reckoned with, both for its own intrinsic power and as a profound symptom of our time."

The New York Times

"There can be no doubt that this is a philosophy to be reckoned with, both for its own intrinsic power and as a profound symptom of our time."

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