Anxiety and Anxiety by William Barrett

In this book, William Barrett provides a historical account of the rise and fall of existentialism. He introduces the reader to a number of key figures in this movement such as Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger and Sartre.

He does so with a great deal of clarity and in an easily digestible format that is easy to follow. While the book does not contain a great deal of new insight and information, it is an interesting read that will provide you with a good amount of background on this important modernist philosophy movement.

The book also has a number of passages that are very thought provoking and insightful in their own right. They are eloquent and beautifully written.

In these passages Barrett focuses on the concept of openness in relation to Being. He argues that it is this openness which allows us to become receptive and responsive to the world around us. In addition to this, he suggests that this openness is the foundation of the human experience and our ability to live in truth.

He also makes the point that if we are not open to Being then we will suffer from anxiety and angst in our daily lives. This is because we are not being fully present to the world in which we live.

The resulting anxiety and angst stem from a lack of being completely connected to the world and our place in it. This is something that we need to work on if we want to be truly happy and fulfilled.

Barrett makes a great case that this lack of connection to the world and our place in it is the root of the recurrent anxiety and angst we are experiencing in today's world. It is not something we need to fear or fight, but rather, we need to work on understanding it and how to cope with it.

We can't control it, but we can try to make sure that it doesn't get the best of us. The key to this is to be in a state of constant openness to Being and the world around us.

This is the only way to truly be happy and fulfilled in a world that is constantly shifting and revolving around us. By understanding this and being in constant openness to Being we can move past the recurrent anxiety and angst that we are feeling on a daily basis and become able to thrive.

He concludes the book by saying that if we are to succeed in our quest for happiness and fulfillment, we must be open to Being and truth and not afraid of them. This is an important message that will resonate with many people.

In short, this book is a must read for anyone who is interested in the history of existentialism as well as modernist philosophy. It is a fascinating and humbling book that will provide you with a lot of thought provoking insights into the history of existentialism as well as modernist philosophy.