Background
Barrett, William C. was born on December 30, 1913 in New York City. Son of John Patrick and Delia (Connolly) Barrett.
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"Barrett builds stage by stage a forceful defense of human freedom against the technicians of behavior, and concludes with an inspiring and original expression of personal faith."
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The author examines the diminishing place of the spirit in philosophical thought from Descartes to the present day, and demonstrates that the ever more pervasive influence of scientific materialism seriously compromises our ability to form an adequate idea of the conscious mind.
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(William Barrett examines in this book the twentieth centu...)
William Barrett examines in this book the twentieth century through the eyes of its artists - Camus, Hemingway, Faulkner, Picasso, Giacometti, Kafka, Beckett, and others.
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Barrett, William C. was born on December 30, 1913 in New York City. Son of John Patrick and Delia (Connolly) Barrett.
Bachelor of Arts, City College of New York, 1933; Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1934; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1938.
Fellow, City College of New York, 1929-1933; instructor philosophy, University of Illinois, 1938-1940; instructor philosophy, Brown U., 1940-1942; vice consul, United States government, Rome, 1944-1945; member of faculty, New York University, from 1948; professor philosophy, New York University, 1950-1979; professor emeritus, New York University, since 1979. Senior fellow National Humanities Center, from 1982. Visiting professor Pace U., New York City, from 1982.
(The author examines the diminishing place of the spirit i...)
("Barrett builds stage by stage a forceful defense of huma...)
(William Barrett examines in this book the twentieth centu...)
(No other figure in history has played a bigger part in op...)
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(The illusion of technique)
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Member American Philosophical Association, Authors Guild, Phi Beta Kappa M C.