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  1. Irrational Man: A Study in Existential Philosophy is a 1958 book by the philosopher William Barrett, in which the author explains the philosophical background of existentialism and provides a discussion of several major existentialist thinkers, including Søren Kierkegaard, Friedrich Nietzsche, Martin Heidegger, and Jean-Paul Sartre.

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  2. Jan 1, 1990 · by William Barrett (Author) 4.6 353 ratings. See all formats and editions. Widely recognized as the finest definition of existentialist philosophy ever written, this book introduced existentialism to America in 1958.

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  3. Irrational Man: A Study in Existential Philosophy. William Barrett. 4.10. 2,533 ratings210 reviews. Widely recognized as the finest definition of existentialist philosophy ever written, this book introduced existentialism to America in 1958.

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  4. Jan 26, 2011 · Irrational Man: A Study in Existential Philosophy. William Barrett. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, Jan 26, 2011 - Philosophy - 320 pages. Widely recognized as the finest definition of...

  5. Irrational man;: A study in existential philosophy. Paperback – January 1, 1962. A lucid definition of 20th century existentialism, examining its origins, the thought of its major spokesmen, and its impact on literature, art, music, and philosophy today.

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  6. About Irrational Man. Widely recognized as the finest definition of existentialist philosophy ever written, this book introduced existentialism to America in 1958.

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  8. Irrational Man begins by discussing the roots of existentialism in the art and thinking of Augustine, Aquinas, Pascal, Baudelaire, Blake, Dostoevski, Tolstoy, Hemingway, Picasso, Joyce, and Beckett. The heart of the book explains the views of the foremost existentialists—Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Sartre.

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