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Being and Nothingness

Being and Nothingness: An Essay on Phenomenological Ontology (French: L'Être et le néant : Essai d'ontologie phénoménologique), sometimes published with the subtitle A Phenomenological Essay on Ontology, is a 1943 book by the philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre. In the book, Sartre develops a philosophical account in support of his existentialism, dealing with…

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Author
Jean-Paul Sartre
Publication date
1943
Publisher
Éditions Gallimard, Philosophical Library
Language
French
Media type
Print (Hardcover and Paperback)
Original title
L'Être et le néant

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related to Special terminology used by Sartre · 29
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Being and Nothingness → Being, Bob Zunjic, By Jean-Paul Sartre, Citadel Press, Dr, Indiana University, Lecture Notes, Nothingness, Outline, Professor Spade, Sartre's Being, Sebastian Gardner, UCL
related to Husserl · 8
Being and Nothingness → An, Being, Edmund Husserl's, For Sartre, Husserl's, Important, Nothingness, To
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Media type · 1
Being and Nothingness → Print (Hardcover and Paperback)
Original title · 1
Being and Nothingness → L'Être et le néant
Pages · 1
Being and Nothingness → 638 (Routledge edition)

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Being and NothingnessLanguageFrench1.00infobox
Being and NothingnessMedia typePrint (Hardcover and Paperback)1.00infobox
Being and NothingnessOriginal titleL'Être et le néant1.00infobox
Being and NothingnessPages638 (Routledge edition)1.00infobox
Being and NothingnessPublication date19431.00infobox
Being and NothingnessPublication placeFrance1.00infobox
Being and NothingnessPublished in English19561.00infobox
Being and NothingnessPublisherÉditions Gallimard, Philosophical Library1.00infobox
Being and NothingnessSubjectOntology1.00infobox
Being and NothingnessTranslatorsHazel Barnes (1956: 1st English translation) Sarah Richmond (2018: 2nd English translation)1.00infobox

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