William C. Hackett's English translation of Jean Wahl's Existence humaine et transcendence brings back to life an all-but-forgotten book that provocatively explores the philosophical concept of transcendence. Based on what Emmanuel Levinas called "Wahl's famous lecture" from 1937, Existence humaine et transcendence captured a watershed moment of European philosophy.
A new English translation by William C. Hackett of Jean Wahl's Existence humaine et transcendance (1944) includes Wahl's lecture and the debate that ensued, with contributions by Gabriel Marcel and Martin Heidegger.