I must admit, I do not recall ever having read Bernard Shaw, but his work sounds fascinating. I will try and present Wilson's most salient points concerning Shaw and his near "complete solution to the Outsider problem." If this is true, then Shaw will become one of my favorites quickly, I am sure. This chapter may take several essays to cover, since there is much material here that is relevant for the Outsider.
As we have noted before, Wilson has his own definition of the existentialist, which is somewhat different than a Sartre or a Camus. I have studied Philosophy for years and I've never heard of Bernard Shaw being an existentialist, but, as I said, I've never read him. I was aware that Pascal, Dostoevsky, and Nietzsche were said to be good examples of existentialists, which they are, but I never associated existentialism with Goethe, Plato, or Dante. I am gaining much new knowledge in this study. It has been a long one, I admit, but a fascinating journey, nevertheless! More on Bernard Shaw in the next installment.
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