Abstract

In contemporary continental philosophy there is the presumption that Sartre's existential-socialist humanism has been surpassed by clever and sophisticated postmodernist writings. This long and rich rendering of notations made by Sartre between 1947 and 1948 puts this belief in question. While retaining the basic philosophical terminology of Being and Nothingness, Sartre presents numerous phenomenologies of various subjective/social phenomena that are insightful and, once again, show the depth, power, and compassion of his thought. These notes serve as a well-constructed bridge that spans Being and Nothingness and the Critique of Rational Dialectic.