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Marxism and Existentialism: The Political Philosophy of Sartre and Merleau-Ponty (Modern Revivals in Philosophy)
Marxism and Existentialism The Political Philosophy of Sartre and MerleauPonty - Modern Revivals in Philosophy Author:David Archard This book undertakes a systematic comparative analysis of the political philosophies of Sartre and mealeau-Ponty between 1929 and 1960. It critically explores their pre-war discovery of Husserl, Hegel and Heidegger; It records the impact of the second world war and the subsequent founding of Les Temps Modernes. It also reviews their post-war wri... more »ting, both journalistic and philosophical. Their eventual divergence of views is hows as developing, against the background of world events, from their initial philosophical outlooks. The book sheds new light on the work of both writers, and sets the question of Marxism's relation to existentialism in historical context.« less