{"product_id":"how-to-be-an-existentialist-10th-anniversary-edition-9781350068988","title":"How to Be an Existentialist: 10th Anniversary Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 10th anniversary edition of a witty classic about the philosophy of existentialism. It is also a genuine self-help book offering clear advice on how to live according to the principles of existentialism formulated by Nietzsche, Sartre, Camus, and the other great existentialist philosophers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn attack on contemporary excuse culture, the book urges us to face the hard existential truths of the human condition. By revealing that we are all inescapably free and responsible - 'condemned to be free, ' as Sartre says - the book aims to empower the reader with a sharp sense that we are each the master of our own destiny. Cox makes fun of the reputation existentialism has for being gloomy and pessimistic, exposing it for what it really is - an honest, uplifting, and potentially life changing philosophy! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis striking 10th anniversary edition with a substantial new preface includes more pointers on how to be a true existentialist, including how to be an existentialist at a time when environmental issues are becoming ever more pressing and our 'post-truth' world increasingly subjects us to the politically polarising power of simplistic social media.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGary Cox \u003c\/b\u003ehas a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Birmingham, UK, where he is also an Honorary Research Fellow. He is author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Be a Philosopher\u003c\/i\u003e (2010)\u003ci\u003e, The God Confusion \u003c\/i\u003e(2014)\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeep Thought \u003c\/i\u003e(2015)\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003ea biography of Sartre, \u003ci\u003eExistentialism and Excess \u003c\/i\u003e(2016) and \u003ci\u003eCricket Ball: The Heart of the Game \u003c\/i\u003e(2018)- all published by Bloomsbury.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51181321224466,"sku":"9781350068988","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c91eea3d-d872-4639-b2b0-60ec14d61ad4.jpg?v=1744394991","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/how-to-be-an-existentialist-10th-anniversary-edition-9781350068988","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}