--- product_id: 8926302 title: "A Commentary on Jean-Paul Sartre's Being and Nothingness (May Reprint)" price: "B/.94" currency: PAB in_stock: true reviews_count: 6 url: https://www.desertcart.com.pa/products/8926302-a-commentary-on-jean-paul-sartres-being-and-nothingness-may store_origin: PA region: Panama --- # A Commentary on Jean-Paul Sartre's Being and Nothingness (May Reprint) **Price:** B/.94 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** A Commentary on Jean-Paul Sartre's Being and Nothingness (May Reprint) - **How much does it cost?** B/.94 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.pa](https://www.desertcart.com.pa/products/8926302-a-commentary-on-jean-paul-sartres-being-and-nothingness-may) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description "[ A Commentary on Jean-Paul Sartre's Being and Nothingness ] represents, I believe, a very important beginning of a deservingly serious effort to make the whole of Being and Nothingness more readily understandable and readable. . . . In his systematic interpretations of Sartre's book, [Catalano] demonstrates a determination to confront many of the most demanding issues and concepts of Being and Nothingness . He does not shrink—as do so many interpreters of Sartre—from such issues as the varied meanings of 'being,' the meaning of 'internal negation' and 'absolute event,' the idiosyncratic senses of transcendence, the meaning of the 'upsurge' in its different contexts, what it means to say that we 'exist our body,' the connotation of such concepts as quality, quantity, potentiality, and instrumentality (in respect to Sartre's world of 'things'), or the origin of negation. . . . Catalano offers what is doubtless one of the most probing, original, and illuminating interpretations of Sartre's crucial concept of nothingness to appear in the Sartrean literature."—Ronald E. Santoni, International Philosophical Quarterly Review: It provides useful background material - This book covers section by section Sartre's Being and Nothingness. Unlike Sartre's, it is not a large work. It provides useful background material, but I have used it primarily as a summary of Sartre's work. I recommend it to anyone tackling Sartre's tome on their own. Review: Lucid and exact exposition. - Sartre's philosophy reduces to a radical dichotomy of por soi and en soi. The logic for this radical dichotomy is his ontological argument. The ontological argument is the springboard for all of Sartre's later deductions. He is quite faithful to his principle, derived from the ontological argument. In this book, the author gives an excellent and lucid exposition of Sartre's reasoning on the ontological argument and shows how his entire corpus is derived from it. He shows that Sartre's lack of an ethic is grounded in Hume's understanding of personal identity, that is found in Hume's book, A Treatise of Human Nature. If experience is as radically discontinuous as Hume states it, then we cannot generalize from experience and therefore cannot formulate ethical norms. One can see the philosophical basis for Satre's Nausea when one understands the ontological argument. In fact, it is a precursor of deconstructionist understanding of words and language. Sartre ultimately resorts to a utilitarian ethical theory which, quite frankly, cannot be reconciled with his overall work. Although I adamantly disagree with Sartre, this book operates as a perfect solution for those who have difficulty understanding him. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #1,622,153 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #433 in Metaphysics (Books) #1,695 in History of Philosophy #2,683 in Modern Western Philosophy | | Customer Reviews | 4.3 out of 5 stars 15 Reviews | ## Images ![A Commentary on Jean-Paul Sartre's Being and Nothingness (May Reprint) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71g0QGztuqL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ It provides useful background material *by W***S on December 14, 2014* This book covers section by section Sartre's Being and Nothingness. Unlike Sartre's, it is not a large work. It provides useful background material, but I have used it primarily as a summary of Sartre's work. I recommend it to anyone tackling Sartre's tome on their own. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Lucid and exact exposition. *by G***A on September 4, 2010* Sartre's philosophy reduces to a radical dichotomy of por soi and en soi. The logic for this radical dichotomy is his ontological argument. The ontological argument is the springboard for all of Sartre's later deductions. He is quite faithful to his principle, derived from the ontological argument. In this book, the author gives an excellent and lucid exposition of Sartre's reasoning on the ontological argument and shows how his entire corpus is derived from it. He shows that Sartre's lack of an ethic is grounded in Hume's understanding of personal identity, that is found in Hume's book, A Treatise of Human Nature. If experience is as radically discontinuous as Hume states it, then we cannot generalize from experience and therefore cannot formulate ethical norms. One can see the philosophical basis for Satre's Nausea when one understands the ontological argument. In fact, it is a precursor of deconstructionist understanding of words and language. Sartre ultimately resorts to a utilitarian ethical theory which, quite frankly, cannot be reconciled with his overall work. Although I adamantly disagree with Sartre, this book operates as a perfect solution for those who have difficulty understanding him. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Joseph Catalano's A COMMENTARY OF "BEING and NOTHINGNESS" *by S***N on February 13, 2003* If you find yourself extremely frustrated in your attempt to plow through Sartre's massive BEING AND NOTHINGNESS, there is simply no better guide than Catalano's commentary. No first time reader of Sartre's book should be without this guide. Catalano does not shy away from the difficult and abstruse points of BEING AND NOTHINGNESS, but helps the reader understand Sartre's rather peculiar style of phenomenology. If one wants to understand one of the landmark works of 20th century Continental philosphy, one needs to read the original text. However, most nonacademic readers, and even most professional American philosophers, lack the crucial background to truly grasp what Sartre is attemtping to accomplish. Before reading BEING AND NOTHINGNESS, I recomend reading several of Sartre's literary works, and two shorter philosophical texts, THE TRANSCENDENCE OF THE EGO and THEORY OF THE EMOTIONS. Then expect to spend several months (at least if you have to work for a living) with Sartre's treatise. Be sure to have Catalano's book by your side. It will give you both the necessary background for understanding the text, as well as lucid commentary on some very difficult passages of Sartre's work. In the end, do not shy away from the original text. Even if you find yourself unsympathetic to Sartre's ideas and style of philosophy, I believe you will find that Sartre has some rather vivid insights about human existence. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.com.pa/products/8926302-a-commentary-on-jean-paul-sartres-being-and-nothingness-may](https://www.desertcart.com.pa/products/8926302-a-commentary-on-jean-paul-sartres-being-and-nothingness-may) --- *Product available on Desertcart Panama* *Store origin: PA* *Last updated: 2026-10-08*