Jean-Paul Sartre: mind and body, word and deed

Jean-Paul Sartre: Mind and Body, Word and Deed celebrates Sartre+ås polyvalence with an examination of Sartrean philosophy, literature, and politics.

In four distinct yet related sections, twelve scholars from three continents examine Sartre+ås thought, writing and action over his long career. +¦Sartre and the Body+Â reappraises Sartre+ås work in dialogue with other philosophers past and present, including Maine de Biran, Maurice Merleau-Ponty and Didier Anzieu. +¦Sartre and Time+Â offers a first-hand account by Michel Contat of Sartre and Beauvoir working together, and a +¦philosophy in practice+Â analysis by Fran+¥ois Noudelmann. +¦Ideology and Politics+Â uses Sartrean notions of commitment and engagement to address modern and contemporary politics, including insights into Castro, De Gaulle, Sarkozy and Obama.

Finally, an important but neglected episode of Sartre+ås life+¦the visit that he and Beauvoir made to Japan in 1966+¦is narrated with verve and humour by Professor Suzuki Michihiko, who first met Sartre during that visit and remained in touch subsequently.

Taken together, these twelve chapters make a strong case for the continued relevance of Sartre today. - - - - -