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Existentialism and Human Emotions (1957)

Our responsibility is much greater than we might have supposed, because it involves all mankind.

— Jean-Paul Sartre

What It Means

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Jean-Paul Sartre

About Jean-Paul Sartre

Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (21 June 1905 – 15 April 1980), normally known simply as Jean-Paul Sartre, was a French existentialist philosopher, dramatist and screenwriter, novelist, and critic. He had an enduring personal relationship with fellow philosopher Simone de Beauvoir.