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Title: Sartre in 90 Minutes (Philosophers in 90 Minutes) by Paul Strathern ISBN: 1-56663-192-0 Publisher: Ivan R Dee, Inc. Pub. Date: June, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.75 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: One of the problems with the internet...
Comment: One of the great things about the internet is that everyone has access to it. One of the problems with the internet is that everyone has access to it. This book "Sartre in 90 Minutes" by Paul Strathern is a fine book that doesn't pretend to be anything more than it claims to be. It is an excellent introduction to Sartre and is much more approachable than the faulty traslations from French that make reading Sartre like swimming in quicksand. Anyone who cannot gain a basic understanding of Sartre's basic premises from reading this book should give up on reading. It provides a succinct and comprehensive explanation of the philosopher, the events that shaped him and his place in history.
One always suspects that totally negative reviews are written by someone who has an ax to grind, another book they wish to promote, or by people who in failing to comprehend what they have read compensate by pointing the blame at the author rather than their own lack of lucidity.
It has been said that one million monkeys with one million typewriters could eventually dupliate the works of Shakespeare. The internet and the millions of monkeys sitting at their keyboards have proved that claim to be false.
Rating: 4
Summary: A good, very basic introduction to Sartre
Comment: In contrast to the other reviewers here, I found this to be quite good. Granted, it is extremely basic but that is it's stated purpose. It doesn't claim to be a comprehensive analysis of Sartre's ideas, merely a biographical jumping-off point for those with no prior exposure to the man.
These "IN 90 MINUTES" books are wonderful introductions to the greatest minds of the Western world. I take sincere issue with those (see review below) who would attempt to cloak the study of philosophy behind a smokescreen of intellectual elitism. Such snobbery is contradictory to the goals of all philosophical thought.
Philosophy is for EVERYONE!
Sartre is difficult, yes, but not beyond the intelligence of anyone truly interested and dedicated to understanding.
I recommend this book without reservation.
Rating: 1
Summary: Insulting
Comment: This book merits no review. It is insulting to mislead anyone to think he/she can understand Jean Paul Sartre in ninety minutes. Most people do not have the intelligence to understand his ideas; those who do spend years thinking. It isn't pablum, and there is no clue if you don't have a brain. There are those who get it and those who don't. A book which claims to have the key should have been written on disposable paper.
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Title: Nietzsche in 90 Minutes (Philosophers in 90 Minutes) by Paul Strathern ISBN: 1566631211 Publisher: Ivan R Dee, Inc. Pub. Date: October, 1996 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Socrates in 90 Minutes (Philosophers in 90 Minutes) by Paul Strathern ISBN: 1566631483 Publisher: Ivan R Dee, Inc. Pub. Date: May, 1997 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Aristotle in 90 Minutes (Philosophers in 90 Minutes) by Paul Strathern ISBN: 1566631254 Publisher: Ivan R Dee, Inc. Pub. Date: October, 1996 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Plato in 90 Minutes (Philosophers in 90 Minutes) by Paul Strathern ISBN: 1566631270 Publisher: Ivan R Dee, Inc. Pub. Date: October, 1996 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Hume in 90 Minutes (Philosophers in 90 Minutes) by Paul Strathern ISBN: 1566632404 Publisher: Ivan R Dee, Inc. Pub. Date: June, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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