An Existentialist Theory of the Human Spirit (Volume 2): To Create and Believe... or Not

by Shlomo Giora Shoham

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This second volume examines how sexual mores and behavior, religious dogma and practice, and literary creativity and authenticity have influenced and been influenced by the existentialist thought of Kierkegaard, Heidegger, Sartre, Nietzsche, Husserl and Buber, and the writings of Camus, Dostoevsky, Beckett, Shestov, Berdyaev and Tillich.It compares human and cultural attributes with the attributes of pagan and monotheistic Gods, and Buddhist, Gnostic, Christian and Muslim mysticism with Jewish Kabbalah. It explains society's harsh treatment of Vincent van Gogh and Antonin Artaud, and analyzes the existentialist approach to existence, absurdity, human dialogue, cosmology, and quantum mechanics.It will appeal to students and professionals in fields as diverse as philosophy, psychology, sociology, anthropology, religion, law, art, drama, literature, cosmology and physics.
  • ISBN13 9781527555181
  • Publish Date 3 August 2020
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Cambridge Scholars Publishing
  • Edition Unabridged edition
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 493
  • Language English