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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Sartre’s philosophy addresses life in a godless world
Chapter 3: We are condemned to freedom itself
Chapter 4: We live within a contingent universe
Chapter 5: Our freedom may be constrained, but it cannot be negated
Chapter 6: Commitment is central to existential ethics
Description
Existentialism is a Humanism (1946) is one of Jean-Paul Sartre’s most accessible explanations of his philosophy. Rooted in a matter-of-fact atheism, it contends with humanity’s search for meaning in an absurd and indifferent universe. Rejecting everything-goes nihilism, it argues that we must take responsibility for creating our own meaning.
Who Should Listen
- Philosophically-minded types wondering what it’s all about
- Anyone in search of more authentic ways of being
- History enthusiasts