Existentialism is a Humanism by Jean-Paul Sartre (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
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Existentialism is a Humanism by Jean-Paul Sartre is a philosophical essay resulting from the transcription of one of his lectures, in which he simplifies his philosophical doctrine to make it available to a broader audience, and in which he defends his philosophy from the criticisms that were voiced about it.
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French philosopher & writer
Born in Paris in 1905
Died there in 1980
Notable works:
Nausea (1938), a novel
No Exit (1944), a play
Existentialism is a Humanism (1946), a philosophical essay
Jean Paul Sartre is a French writer and philosopher who was born in 1905 in Paris and died in 1980. Both incensed and dismissed for his existentialist philosophy, he wrote several essays such as Being and Nothingness (1943) or Existentialism is a Humanism (1946). He also wrote numerous literary texts in which he strongly illustrates his philosophy and his definition of literature: Nausea, a novel published in 1943, The Flies, a play published in 1943, or No Exit, published in 1944. In 1964, he declined the Nobel Prize for literature and publishes The Words, an autobiographical retelling of his youth. Known also for being the companion of Simone de Beauvoir (French writer, 1908-1986), Sartre is remembered as much for his activity as a writer as for his extreme left political engagement.
Understanding Sartre’s existentialism
Genre: essay
Reference edition: Sartre, J.-P.