Being and Nothingness
Author: Jean-Paul Sartre
Being & Nothingness is without doubt one of the most significant philosophical books of the 20th century. The central work by one of the century’s most influential thinkers, it altered the course of western philosophy. Its revolutionary approach challenged all previous assumptions about the individual’s relationship with the world. Known as ‘the Bible of existentialism’, i….Read More
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