How to Be an Existentialist

A witty and entertaining classic, this book offers clear advice on how to live according to the principles of existentialism formulated by Nietzsche, Sartre, Camus, and the other great philosophers of the tradition. An attack on contemporary excuse culture, the book urges us to face the hard existential truths of the human condition. By revealing that we are all inescapably free and responsible - 'condemned to be free' as Sartre says - the book empowers us to be the master of our own destiny. Making fun of the existentialist's reputation as gloomy and pessimistic, instead Cox reveals an honest, uplifting and life changing philosophy! This revised edition includes more pointers on how to be a true existentialist, particularly in a 'post-truth' world, and reflections on the newly released diaries of Simone de Beauvoir.