Sartre, His Philosophy and Existential Psychoanalysis

by Alfred Stern

Genres: Philosophy

First published January 1, 1953

Reviews

[Philip Morrow · Rating 5 out of 5]

Alfred Stern writes a surprisingly lucid introduction to the philosophical and literary works of Sartre, interweaving quotations and interpretations of his books and novels before and after he published Being and Nothingness. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to find many gems from perhaps the greatest student and reader of Husserl and Heidegger, who from his favorite cafes in Paris, argued and disseminated his own insights that he lived by.

[Victor Galov · Rating 4 out of 5]

A clear and nuanced analysis of Sartre and his existentialism: highlighting both the strengths and contributions of his philosophy, as well as its shortcomings and misreadings.

The text focused a bit too heavily, for my tastes, on Psychoanalysis and Freud... But at the time, that sort of discourse was not only prominent but dominant in philosophical spaces. Stern's readings into Nietzche and his connections to Heidegger as well as Kierkegaard were not only enlightening but elegantly written. Ironically, the essence of Sartre, as well as his influences, can be found in this text. For that fact alone, I'd highly recommend this book to anyone interested in his existentialism, and its flaws.