Existentialism
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Endorsements -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Life -- 1.1 Existential Unity -- 1.2 Existential Diversity -- 1.3 Ways of Showing -- 1.4 Existentialism and Humanism -- 1.5 Summary -- 1.6 Further Reading -- 2 Subjectivity -- 2.1 The Individual Versus the System -- 2.2 The Objective Way: Acceptance -- 2.3 The Subjective Way: Commitment -- 2.4 Subjectivity and Faith -- 2.5 Summary -- 2.6 Further Reading -- 3 Meaning -- 3.1 The Death of God -- 3.2 Moral Nihilism -- 3.3 The Meaning of Existence -- 3.4 Meaning in Life -- 3.5 Summary -- 3.6 Further Reading -- 4 Freedom -- 4.1 Freedom and Determinism -- 4.2 Absolute Freedom in a Situation -- 4.3 Action and Radical Choice -- 4.4 The Weight of Reason -- 4.5 Summary -- 4.6 Further Reading -- 5 Angst -- 5.1 The Uncanny -- 5.2 The Dizziness of Freedom -- 5.3 Angst and Death -- 5.4 Flight and Anticipation -- 5.5 Summary -- 5.6 Further Reading -- 6 Bad Faith -- 6.1 The Denial of Freedom -- 6.2 Self-Deception and Divided Minds -- 6.3 Contradictory Concepts -- 6.4 Belief and Motivated Irrationality -- 6.5 Summary -- 6.6 Further Reading -- 7 Alienation -- 7.1 Sharing a World -- 7.2 Being Lost in the Public -- 7.3 Das Man -- 7.4 Alienation, Human Nature, and Autonomy -- 7.5 Summary -- 7.6 Further Reading -- 8 Gender -- 8.1 Becoming a Woman -- 8.2 Situated Bodies -- 8.3 Masters and Slaves -- 8.4 Gender and Oppression -- 8.5 Summary -- 8.6 Further Reading -- 9 Race -- 9.1 Do Races Exist? -- 9.2 Racism -- 9.3 Being Oppressed -- 9.4 Négritude -- 9.5 Summary -- 9.6 Further Reading -- 10 Authenticity -- 10.1 Autonomy and Self-Expression -- 10.2 The Art of Life -- 10.3 Reasons to Be Authentic -- 10.4 Authenticity and Immorality -- 10.5 Summary -- 10.6 Further Reading -- 11 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.