A New Series from ‘Embodying Philosophy’
Working through existentialist thought
Hello everyone, and thanks for stopping in. It’s a sunny summer Sunday in the evening, and I just had a long day at work.
As such, I’ve just been sitting here on my laptop catching up on the usual; some stories from my favorite Medium authors, reading angry Twitter comments, and shopping for things I don’t really need, like a new pair of headphones.
Then, as I was staring out into the void, I saw a copy of Being and Nothingness by the Existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre catch my eye.
I’ve been wanting to read this for a long time; I bought a cheap copy in the philosophy section at a book store for old books. Seemed fitting to find Sartre in the dregs of old shelving units. I’ve had it for a year and still never got around to it.
But I think this is the time. I’m just coming off a course about Existentialist philosophy, so I feel primed to take on this tome.
And that’s where I got the idea for a series in this publication — I will write weekly articles as I dig through each of the chapters.
This will help my understanding of the text, and it will also be a way for me to explore some of my reading and writing habits.
