▁in ▁V ancouver , ▁BC ▁Canada . ▁ ▁Work ▁Philosoph y ▁of ▁Ex istence , ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁( Ph il osoph ical ▁Library , ▁New ▁York , ▁U . S . A .). ▁As ▁its ▁title ▁indicates , ▁in ▁this ▁ 2 2 5 - page ▁composition , ▁M ical lef ▁reve als ▁his ▁thorough ▁Ex ist ential ist ▁perspective . ▁The ▁book ▁is ▁basically ▁divided ▁into ▁four ▁parts , ▁each ▁one ▁sub - div ided ▁into ▁chap ters . ▁ ▁The ▁composition ▁is ▁a ▁highly ▁elaborate ▁philosoph ical ▁exercise ▁into ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁existence . ▁Success ively , ▁M ical lef ▁de als ▁with ▁the ▁aff irm ation ▁of ▁existence , ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁existence , ▁the ▁properties ▁of ▁existence , ▁and ▁the ▁dialect ics ▁of ▁existence . ▁ ▁Unfortunately , ▁since ▁the ▁book ▁was ▁issued ▁abroad , ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁s eld om ▁read ▁in ▁Mal ta . ▁Con sequently , ▁its ▁influence ▁on ▁the ▁M alt ese ▁philosoph ical ▁tradition ▁has ▁been ▁relatively ▁slight . ▁ ▁Add itional ▁publications ▁by ▁John ▁M ical lef ▁are : ▁" No ▁Dest ination - ▁A ▁Tra v ellers ▁Way " ▁- ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁po ems ▁and ▁" Jo y ▁is ▁my ▁G ift " ▁ ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁po ems . ▁ ▁Dr . ▁M ical lef ▁was ▁a ▁pro l ific ▁writer ▁who ▁produced ▁numerous ▁finished ▁manuscript s ▁and ▁plays ▁most ▁of ▁which ▁remain ▁un pub lished ▁to ▁date . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources