Título: Blaber’s Foundations for Paramedic Practice: A theoretical perspective, Third Edition
Autor: Blaber
Sinopse: A fresh translation of two seminal works of existentialism
“To understand Jean-Paul Sartre is to understand something important about the present time.”—Iris Murdoch
“Sartre matters because so many fundamental points of his analysis of the human reality are right and true, and because their accuracy and veracity entail real consequences for our lives as individuals and in social groups.”—Benedict O’Donohoe, Philosophy Now
It was to correct common misconceptions about his thought that Jean-Paul Sartre, the dominant European intellectual of the post–World War II decades, accepted an invitation to speak on October 29, 1945, at the Club Maintenant in Paris. The unstated objective of his lecture (“Existentialism Is a Humanism”) was to expound his philosophy as a form of “existentialism,” a term much bandied about at the time. Sartre asserted that existentialism was essentially a doctrine for philosophers, though, ironically, he was about to make it accessible to a general audience. The published text of his lecture quickly became one of the bibles of existentialism and made Sartre an international celebrity.
The idea of freedom occupies the center of Sartre’s doctrine. Man, born into an empty, godless universe, is nothing to begin with. He creates his essence—his self, his being—through the choices he freely makes (“existence precedes essence”). Were it not for the contingency of his death, he would never end. Choosing to be this or that is to affirm the value of what we choose. In choosing, therefore, we commit not only ourselves but all of mankind. This book presents a new English translation of Sartre’s 1945 lecture and his analysis of Camus’s The Stranger, along with a discussion of these works by acclaimed Sartre biographer Annie Cohen-Solal. This edition is a translation of the 1996 French edition, which includes Arlette Elkaïm-Sartre’s introduction and a Q&A with Sartre about his lecture.
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “Blaber’s Foundations for Paramedic Practice: A theoretical perspective, Third Edition”, de Blaber, publicado pela editora Open University Press, em 2018 e com 328 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: Open University Press
Páginas: 328
Ano: 2018-11-19
Edição: 3rd ed.
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 0300115466
ISBN13: 9780300115468
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Open University Press oferecem uma leitura que combina rigor acadêmico com acessibilidade, focando em temas ligados à educação, ciências sociais e humanidades. A experiência de leitura costuma envolver análises detalhadas de práticas pedagógicas, debates sobre literacia e educação contemporânea, além de reflexões sobre ciência e sociedade. O tom varia entre o informativo e o crítico, com textos que estimulam o pensamento reflexivo e a reavaliação de conceitos estabelecidos. O catálogo traz obras que exploram desde a linguagem e interação em salas de aula até transformações sociais e políticas, com ritmo que privilegia a clareza e o aprofundamento gradual dos temas. Há livros mais teóricos e outros que adotam um enfoque mais prático ou aplicado, o que indica certa diversidade editorial.
