The Nation, April 5, 2004
"...exemplary collection...includes pertinent documents and essays by American scholars giving the background and context of the fallout."

Bookforum, Spring 2004
"Even for someone familiar with the dispute...the dossier of materials assembled will prove a revelation."

SirReadaLot.org
"...be drawn into the issues raised by these two great thinkers...their debate is still with us..."

About the Author
Adrian van den Hoven is Full Professor of French Studies at the University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. He is the executive editor of SARTRE STUDIES INTERNATIONAL, co-editor (with Ronald Aronson) of SARTRE LIVE, and translator of Jean-Paul Sartre and Benny Levy. HOPE NOW: THE 1980 INTERVIEWS, and of Jean-Paul Sartre, TRUTH AND EXISTENCE. David A. Sprintzen is Professor of Philosophy at C.W. Post College and Co-Director of the Institute for Sustainable Development at Long Island University. He is the author of THE DRAMA OF THOUGHT: AN ENQUIRY INTO THE PLACE OF PHILOSOPHY IN HUMAN EXPERIENCE, and CAMUS: A CRITICAL EXAMINATION. Sprintzen founded the Long Island Progressive Coalition and served as its chair for the first twenty years, currently serving as its secretary; he is also the founder and executive director of the Research and Eduction Project of Long Island. He has for many years been actively engaged in community organizing and political affairs and has written numerous theoretical and practical articles on philosophy and current events.

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