caa a22 4500 445822414 CHVBK 20180317145248.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20111101xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11186-011-9154-4 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11186-011-9154-4 Baert Patrick Department of Social Sciences - Sociology, University of Cambridge, Free School Lane, CB2 3RQ, Cambridge, England, UK aut The sudden rise of French existentialism: a case-study in the sociology of intellectual life [Elektronische Daten] [Patrick Baert] This article offers a new explanation for the sudden rise in popularity of French existentialism, in particular of Sartre's version, in the mid-1940s. It develops a multidimensional account that recognizes both structural and cultural factors. The explanation differs from, and more fully addresses the complexity of the situation than, the two most prominent existing explanations: namely Anna Boschetti's Bourdieu-inspired account and Randall Collins's network-based approach. It is argued that, because of specific socio-political circumstances, the intellectual establishment became tainted and lost legitimacy, with its aesthetic and philosophical views now regarded as outdated if not politically dangerous. This hiatus brought unprecedented publishing opportunities for a new philosophical current, and skilful public performances by the main protagonists helped its ascendancy. Most importantly, existentialist writers colluded with de Gaulle in portraying a cohesive and defiant French nation; and their philosophy, especially in its notion of responsibility, enabled sections of French society to assimilate and make sense of the recent past, whilst drawing a line underneath it so as to move forward. Springer Science+Business Media B.V., 2011 Sartre nationallicence Sociology of philosophy nationallicence Sociology of ideas nationallicence Public intellectuals nationallicence Cultural trauma nationallicence Theory and Society Springer Netherlands 40/6(2011-11-01), 619-644 0304-2421 40:6<619 2011 40 11186 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11186-011-9154-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11186-011-9154-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Baert Patrick Department of Social Sciences - Sociology, University of Cambridge, Free School Lane, CB2 3RQ, Cambridge, England, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Theory and Society Springer Netherlands 40/6(2011-11-01), 619-644 0304-2421 40:6<619 2011 40 11186 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer