{"product_id":"dictionary-of-existentialism","title":"Dictionary of Existentialism","description":"\u003cp\u003eExistentialism, as a philosophy, gained prominence after World War II. Instead of focusing upon a particular aspect of human existence, existentialists argued that our focus must be upon the whole being as he\/she exists in the world. Rebelling against the rationalism of such philosophers as Descartes and Hegel, existentialists reject the emphasis placed on man as primarily a thinking being. Freedom is central to human existence, and human relations and encounters cannot be reduced simply to \"thinking.\" This Dictionaryprovides--through alphabetically arranged entries--overviews of the various tenets, philosophers, and writers of existentialism, and of those writers\/philosophers who, in retrospect, seem to existentialists to espouse their philosophy: Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Dostoyevski, et al.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44521684369646,"sku":"9781579581671","price":227.2,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9781579581671.jpg?v=1702057089","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/dictionary-of-existentialism","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}