Jean-Paul Sartre
20th Century1905-1980Paris, France
As Your Guide
“Sartre will insist that you have no fixed nature — you are what you choose, nothing more and nothing less. He strips away every excuse and leaves you with radical freedom. Choose him if you want a guide who refuses to let you hide behind what you were built to be.”
Who They Were
French existentialist who developed philosophy of radical freedom and bad faith.
What They Left Behind
Words that outlived their authors.
What Haunts Them
These are the questions that wouldn't let them rest.
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