Irrational Man Irrational Man Irrational Man: A Study In Existential Philosophy is a 1958 book by the philosopher William Barrett, in which the author explains the philosophical background of existentialism and provides a discussion of several major existentialist thinkers, including Søren Kierkegaard, Friedrich Nietzsche, Martin Heidegger, and Jean-Paul Sartre. "Irrational Man" helped to introduce existentialism to the English-speaking world and has been identified as one of the most useful books that discuss the subject, but Barrett has also been criticized for endorsing irrationality and for giving a distorted and misleading account of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. Barrett discusses existentialism and its background,
Fear Is the Key (film) Fear Is the Key (film) Fear Is the Key is a 1972 film directed by Michael Tuchner and based on the 1961 novel of the same name by Alistair MacLean. The protagonist, Talbot, was played by Barry Newman, and the millionaire's daughter Sarah Ruthven by Suzy Kendall. The film features a soundtrack by Roy Budd plus an early film appearance by Ben Kingsley. John Talbot is talking on radio to a girl and another man who are flying a plane. He hears them being machine gunned to death by another plane. Some time later, Talbot appears in a small town