Sartre

by Murdoch, Iris

Western philosophy, from c 1900 -

Published 07/10/1999 by Vintage Publishing (Vintage Classics) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 160 pages

Sartre's powerful political passions were united with a memorable literary gift, placing him foremost among the novelists, as well as the philosophers, of our time. Iris Murdoch's pioneering study analyses and evaluates the different strands of Sartre's rich and complex oeurve. Combining the objectivity of the scholar with a profound interest in contemporary problems, Iris Murdoch discusses the tradition of philosophical, political and aesthetic thought that gives historical authenticity to Satre's achievement, while showing the ambiguities and dangers inherent in his position.