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Sartre in 90 Minutes

Written by: Paul Strathern
Narrated by: Robert Whitfield
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During his lifetime, Jean-Paul Sartre enjoyed unprecedented popularity for a philosopher, due partly to his role as a spokesman for existentialism at the opportune moment, when this set of ideas filled the spiritual gap left amidst the ruins of World War II. Existentialism was a philosophy of action and showed the ultimate freedom of the individual. In Sartre's hands, it became a revolt against European bourgeois values.

In Sartre in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of Sartre's life and ideas and explains their influence on man's struggle to understand his existence in the world. This audiobook also includes selections from Sartre's work, a brief list of suggested readings for those who wish to delve deeper, and chronologies that place Sartre within his own age and in the broader scheme of philosophy.

©1998 Paul Strathern (P)2007 Blackstone Audio Inc.

What the critics say

"Witty, illuminating, and blessedly concise." ( Wall Street Journal)
"Mr. Strathern's books are well-written, clear and informed; they have a breezy wit about them." ( New York Times)
"Each of these little books is witty and dramatic and creates a sense of time, place, and character....I cannot think of a better way to introduce oneself and one's friends to Western civilization." ( Boston Globe)

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Poor analysis

Only got through the first 5 min identifying the Bourgeoisie as simply “middle class” people is highly Disingenuous. I can assume this is nothing more than a hit peace on his Philosophy and won’t present anything of value except for perhaps a basic biography.

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Disingenuous

A character assassination followed by a disingenuous description of the philosophy. Every idea is prefaced a slight of some kind. I was only looking for nuggets of useful thought but his ideas were so poorly expressed to show how they were wrong, it was difficult to identify what they were initially

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