From In-Itself to Practico-Inert Freedom, Subjectivity and Progress.

This article focuses on Sartre's concept of the practicoinert in his major work A Critique of Dialectical Reason, Vol. 1 (CDR). I first show the progression from Sartre's previous conception of in-itself to his concept of practico-inert. I identify five different layers of the practico-inert: human-...

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Publicado en:Sartre Studies International Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 48 - 70
Autor principal: ENGELS, KIMBERLY S.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Berghahn Books 2018
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