Widely recognized as the finest definition of existentialist Philosophy, this book introduced existentialism to America in 1958. Barrett discusses the views of 19th and 20th century existentialists Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Sartre and interprets the impact of their thinking on literature, art, and philosophy.

《存在主义简论》与众多研究存在主义的著作相比，作者别具匠心地把存在主义定位为一种生活方式，力图全面展现存在主义哲学家的人间情怀，深入诠释存在主义思想与我们日常生活的血肉联系。不仅梳理了存在主义的缘起、发展和式微的演变历程，还细述了存在主义思想对当代艺术、文学和政治活动的影响，重申了存在主义运动将继续在21世纪的哲学舞台上扮演重要角色。
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《局外人》是加缪小说的成名作和代表作之一，堪称20世纪整个西方文坛最具有划时代意义最著名小说之一，“局外人”也由此成为整个西方文学-哲学中最经典的人物形象和最重要的关键词之一。

《波伏瓦回忆录第2卷:岁月的力量2》讲述了把一生分成几个阶段来看难免有些武断。不过1929年显然是个崭新的开始，我完成学业，获得经济独立，离开父母家，对过去的友情做了一个清算并结识了萨特。1939年，我们的生活也同样有了翻天覆地的改变：历史抓住了我，不再松手；另一方面，我彻底地投身到文学创作之中。一个时期结束了。我刚刚描述的这个阶段让我成熟，让我从青年变成成人。这一时期我有两大优先考虑的问题：生活和实现我当作家的理想，也就是说，找到把文学嵌入我的生活的契合点。我不再把自己的生活看做是一个自主自足的完整体系；我应该重新审视自己和一个面目全非的世界的关系。我所要讲述的就是这一转变。

In "Man for Himself," Erich Fromm examines the confusion of modern women and men who, because they lack faith in any principle by which life ought to be guided, become the helpless prey forces both within and without. From the broad, interdisciplinary perspective that marks Fromm's distinguished oeuvre, he shows that psychology cannot divorce itself from the problems of philosophy and ethics, and that human nature cannot be understood without understanding the values and moral conflicts that confront us all. He shows that an ethical system can be based on human nature rather than on revelations or traditions. As Fromm asserts, "If man is to have confidence in values, he must know himself and the capacity of his nature for goodness and productiveness."

《超越生命的选择》是萨特哲学及生活的通俗汇编，全书内容是从萨特大量的哲学著作、戏剧、散文、随笔、传记的精选摘录而成的，并将存在主义哲学的精髓贯注其中，重点突出萨特的人道主义情怀及高昂的人生态度：对抗任何可能压制我们生命本身的外部力量，实现我们自由的选择并承担。《超越生命的选择》在保留原作思想深刻的同时，力求行文浅显易懂，与读者的现实人生紧密联系。

《自由与命运》：罗洛·梅把欧洲的存在主义哲学和心理学思想介绍到美国，开创了以探讨人的存在价值和生存意义为主题的美国存在心理学及人本主义心理学中主张自我选择的研究取向。他的20余部专著以其丰富的思想内涵带给现代人深刻的精神启示。

It was to correct common misconceptions about his thought that Sartre accepted an invitation to speak on October 29, 1945, at the Club Maintenant in Paris. The unstated objective of his lecture ("Existentialism Is a Humanism") was to expound his philosophy as a form of "existentialism," a term much bandied about at the time. Sartre asserted that existentialism was essentially a doctrine for philosophers, though, ironically, he was about to make it accessible to a general audience. The published text of his lecture quickly became one of the bibles of existentialism and made Sartre an international celebrity.The idea of freedom occupies the center of Sartre's doctrine. Man, born into an empty, godless universe, is nothing to begin with. He creates his essence--his self, his being--through the choices he freely makes ("existence precedes essence"). Were it not for the contingency of his death, he would never end. Choosing to be this or that is to affirm the value of what we choose. In choosing, therefore, we commit not only ourselves but all of mankind.This edition of "Existentialism Is a Humanism" is a translation of the 1996 French edition, which includes Arlette Elkaim-Sartre's introduction and a QandA with Sartre about his lecture. Paired with "Existentialism Is a Humanism" is another seminal Sartre text, his commentary on Camus's "The Stranger." In her foreword, intended for an American audience, acclaimed Sartre biographer Annie Cohen-Solal offers an assessment of both works.