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Being and Nothingness
Sartre’s 1943 magnum opus develops being-in-itself, being-for-itself, bad faith, and radical freedom. It is a foundational text of French existentialism in the Husserl–Heidegger lineage.
Save this long, technically demanding summit for last. The Barnes translation is the classic, affordable, widely stocked edition featured here.
- Author
- Jean-Paul Sartre · translated by Hazel E. Barnes
- Edition
- Washington Square Press / Pocket Books, 1993 reissue · approximately 864 pages
- ASIN
- 0671867806
- Level
- Primary source · hardest
- Kindle
- B07GNV22WM (Sarah Richmond translation)
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A more accurate but pricier modern retranslation by Sarah Richmond also exists. The Kindle ASIN listed here is that newer translation, not the Hazel E. Barnes text; check the edition and translator before buying.
Why it belongs at step 5
Save this long, technically demanding summit for last. The Barnes translation is the classic, affordable, widely stocked edition featured here.
Edition and buying notes
Washington Square Press / Pocket Books, 1993 reissue · approximately 864 pages. A more accurate but pricier modern retranslation by Sarah Richmond also exists. The Kindle ASIN listed here is that newer translation, not the Hazel E. Barnes text; check the edition and translator before buying.