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Irrational Man: A Study in Existential Philosophy by William Christopher Barrett (1913?92) introduced existentialism to the English speaking world. He defines terms & gives the background on philosophical terms & concepts, aiming at general readers. The need for a native English speaker to write a text on existentialist philosophy was paramount for its understanding, since most primary philosophers in this movement weren't native English speakers. While Kierkegaard's works had been translated decades earlier, the full impact of existential philosophy hadn't yet been felt in the English speaking world when this book was produced. Being & Nothingness had been available in English for only a couple of years, Kaufmann's Thus Spoke Zarathustra translation had been out only a few more & Being & Time hadn't yet been translated. In the four parts of the book, Barrett briefly explains the philosophical tradition to which existentialism reacted & then its main

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