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The Remarkable Existentialists

by Michael Allen Fox (Queen's University and University of New England), Prometheus, 2008

"Existentialism asserts that the fact of human existence must always be counted as more important than any philosophical theory. Central to existentialist philosophy is human freedom and the responsibility that individuals have for creating their own destinies through an authentic engagement with the reality of their individual selves and the environment that surrounds them.

In this clear, concise guide to existentialism, philosopher Michael Allen Fox carefully defi nes existentialism, explains how it has evolved, and illuminates its relevance for today. In five major chapters, Fox then summarises the full range of ideas of the major existentialists: Søren Kierkegaard, Friedrich Nietzsche, Martin Heidegger, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Simone de Beauvoir. He pays special attention to the method and argumentative strategy of these philosophers, how they relate to one another, and how they advance our understanding of core issues in philosophy and in everyday living. Substantial representative passages from each philosopher are reproduced and analysed. A fi nal chapter critically evaluates existentialism and considers its infl uence on subsequent movements of thought."

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Kierkegaard Stream at the AAP Conference, 2007

A Kierkegaard stream was held at the 2007 Australasian Association of Philosophy (AAP) Conference, hosted by the Discipline of Philosophy, University of New England, from Sunday 1 July to Friday 6 July in Armidale, NSW, Australia. The following papers were presented:

  • John Lippitt (University of Hertfordshire):
  • Kierkegaardian Love, Friendship and Contemporary Virtue Ethics

  • William McDonald (University of New England):
  • Demonic Boredom

  • Annette Larrea (University of Sydney):
  • Introducing Ethics to Anxiety

  • Kinya Masugata (Mukogawa Fort Wright Institute, Mukogawa Women's University)
  • Kierkegaard and Kanzo Uchimura

  • Patrick Stokes (University of Melbourne):

    See For Your Self: Contemporaneity and Co-Presence

Abstracts of papers can be found here.

 

Please send details of any Kierkegaard-related news, publications, presentations or conferences to Patrick Stokes.