How to Be an Existentialist: 10th Anniversary Edition

The 10th anniversary edition of a witty classic about existentialism offers clear advice on how to live according to the principles of existentialism, exposing the hard existential truths of the human condition and empowering the reader with a sharp sense of freedom and responsibility. Cox makes fun of the reputation existentialism has for being gloomy and pessimistic, exposing it for what it really is - an honest, uplifting, and potentially life-changing philosophy.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 144 pages
Publication date: 19 September 2019
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

The 10th anniversary edition of a witty classic about the philosophy of existentialism, "The Conscience of a Liberal" by George Cox, is a genuine self-help book offering clear advice on how to live according to the principles of existentialism formulated by Nietzsche, Sartre, Camus, and other great existentialist philosophers. The book aims to empower the reader with a sharp sense that they are each the master of their own destiny, exposing the reputation of existentialism as gloomy and pessimistic and revealing it as an honest, uplifting, and potentially life-changing philosophy. Cox makes fun of the reputation existentialism has for being gloomy and pessimistic, exposing it for what it really is - an honest, uplifting, and potentially life-changing philosophy. This striking 10th anniversary edition with a substantial new preface includes more pointers on how to be a true existentialist, including how to be an existentialist at a time when environmental issues are becoming ever more pressing and our post-truth world increasingly subjects us to the politically polarising power of simplistic social media.

Weight: 168g
Dimension: 129 x 197 x 11 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781350068988