Contributor
Lewis, Sebastian.
Imprint:Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 2004.
Description1 videodisc ( 29 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Note:Originally produced in 1999 as a segment of the television series Culture Fix.
Note:In France, philosophy is as much a part of the national character as soccer is in Britain. In the program, contemporary philosophers Anthony Grayling, Catherine Audard, and Andy Leak discuss the history of existentionalism , from the 19th century to the 1960's, with a special emphasis on Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus. Reradings from Sartre's, Nausea and Camus' The outsiders are included, as well as commentary on the terms "bad faith" and "the absurd." An existential soccer match adds a touch of metaphysical humor.
Note : PerformerPresenter, Peter Curran.
Location Note : REQUEST AT THE CHECK-OUT DESK.
