William Barrett (philosopher)

"Of all the non-European philosophers, William James probably best deserves to be an Existentialist."

"Anyone who attempts to gain a unified understanding of modern art as a whole is bound to suffer the uncomfortable sensation of having fallen into a thicket of brambles."

"That existence has meaning, finally, only as the liberty to say No, and by saying No to create a world."

"One does wish that Sartre would pause for a while to regroup his forces. The man really does write too much."

"Nietzsche's life has all the characteristics of a psychological fatality."

"The decline of religion in modern times means simply that religion is no longer the uncontested center and ruler of man's life, and that the Church is no longer the final and unquestioned home and asy…"

"The peasantry are wiser in their ignorance than the savants of St Petersburg in their learning."

"Jaspers sees the historical meaning of existential philosophy as a struggle to awaken in the individual the possibilities of an authentic and genuine life, in the face of the great modern drift toward…"