Irrational Man
Irrational Man: A Study in Existential Philosophy is a 1958 book by the philosopher William Barrett, in which the author explains the philosophical background of existentialism and provides a discussion of several major existentialist thinkers, including Søren Kierkegaard, Friedrich Nietzsche, Martin Heidegger, and Jean-Paul Sartre. Irrational Man helped to introduce existentialism to the English-speaking world and has been identified as one of the most useful books that discuss the subject, but Barrett has also been criticized for endorsing irrationality and for giving a distorted and misleading account of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel.
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| Author | William Barrett |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Existentialism |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
Publication date | 1958 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
| Pages | 278 (1977 edition) 314 (1990 edition) |
| ISBN | 978-0385031387 |
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