{"product_id":"9780385031387","title":"Irrational Man","description":"\u003cb\u003eWidely recognized as one of the finest introductions to existentialist philosophy ever written, \u003ci\u003eIrrational Man\u003c\/i\u003e helped introduce existentialism to an American audience when it was first published in 1958.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBarrett writes with eloquence and clarity about concerns that remain as relevant today as ever: the persistence of the irrational and absurd, the search for meaning in a fractured world, and humanity's capacity to shape or destroy its own future without fully understanding the meaning of its existence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrrational Man\u003c\/i\u003e traces the roots of existentialism through the work of figures including Augustine, Aquinas, Pascal, Baudelaire, Blake, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Hemingway, Picasso, Joyce, and Beckett. At its core is a lucid exploration of the ideas of Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Sartre. The result is both an enduring introduction to existentialism and a compelling account of its influence on modern thought and culture.","brand":"William Barrett","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ Philosophy","offer_id":54293646835936,"sku":null,"price":14.4,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/files\/BNCImageAPI_51bcb70f-d30b-49e2-9664-b6145c728629.jpg?v=1787231597","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/9780385031387","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}