ABSTRACT
Of the philosophical movements of the twentieth century existentialism is one of the most powerful and thought-provoking. Its engagement with the themes of authenticity, freedom, bad faith, nihilism, and the death of God captured the imagination of millions. However, in the twenty-first century existentialism is grappling with fresh questions and debates that move far beyond traditional existential preoccupations, ranging from the lived experience of the embodied self, intersectionality, and feminist theory to comparative philosophy, digital existentialism, disability studies, and philosophy of race.
The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Existentialism explores these topics and more, connecting the ideas and insights of existentialism with some of the most urgent debates and challenges in philosophy today. Eight clear sections explore the following topics:
- methodology and technology
- social and political perspectives
- environment and place
- affectivity and emotion
- death and freedom
- value
- existentialism and Asian philosophy
- aging and disability.
As well as chapters on key figures such as Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Sartre, and Beauvoir, the Handbook includes chapters on topics as diverse as Chicana feminism, ecophilosophy and the environment, Latina existentialism, Black nihilism, the Kyoto school and southeast Asian existentialism, and the experiences of aging, disability, and death.
Essential reading for students and researchers in the areas of existentialism and phenomenology, The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Existentialism will also be of interest to those studying ethics, philosophy and gender, philosophy of race, the emotions and philosophical issues in health and illness as well as related disciplines such as Literature, Sociology, and Political Theory.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|58 pages
Methodology and Technology
chapter 3|10 pages
Existentialism and Artificial Intelligence in the 21st Century
part 2|73 pages
Social and Political Perspectives
chapter 8|13 pages
Existentialism and Political Transformation
part 3|59 pages
Environment and Place
chapter 13|14 pages
Existentialism and Place
chapter 15|15 pages
Latina Existentialism and the Multiplicitous Self
part 4|36 pages
Affectivity and Emotion
part 5|47 pages
Death and Freedom
part 6|70 pages
Value
part 7|46 pages
Existentialism and Asian Philosophy
chapter 34|16 pages
Self-Awareness and Nothingness
part 8|71 pages
Approaches to Aging and Disability