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Books and the Arts. Existentialist Nerve Twitch
Cooper, William | August 25, 1956 issue

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This article discusses Colin Wilson's book "The Outsider." This is the first English existentialist book. In view of the way it has bowled everybody over, it is surprising that readers have not had one before, that the native parallel contribution to philosophy, logical positivism, has warded off existentialist manifestations so long. As the wave of attention continues to spread out from the literary center, it looks as if the supporters of Wilson's thesis show less fervor and its opponents get tougher; but it is too early to be certain, the degree of explicit fervor is not as important as all that.

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OUTSIDER, The (Book); WILSON, Colin; RATIONALISM; REALISM; LOGICAL positivism; PHILOSOPHY
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