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Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (/ ˈ s ɑːr t r ə /, US also / ˈ s ɑːr t /; French:; 21 June 1905 – 15 April 1980) was a French philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary critic, considered a leading figure in 20th-century French philosophy and Marxism.
Apr 11, 2024 · Jean-Paul Sartre, French philosopher, novelist, and playwright, best known as the leading exponent of existentialism in the 20th century. In 1964 he declined the Nobel Prize for Literature. Learn more about Sartre’s life, works, and philosophy in this article.
Mar 26, 2022 · Few philosophers have been as famous in their own life-time as Jean-Paul Sartre (1905–80). Many thousands of Parisians packed into his public lecture, Existentialism is a Humanism, towards the end of 1945 and the culmination of World War 2.
Aug 9, 2023 · Born on June 21, 1905, in Paris, France, Jean-Paul Sartre was a pioneering intellectual and proponent of existentialism who championed leftist causes in France and other countries.
Jean-Paul Sartre, (1905-1980) born in Paris in 1905, studied at the École Normale Supérieure from 1924 to 1929 and became Professor of Philosophy at Le Havre in 1931. With the help of a stipend from the Institut Français he studied in Berlin (1932) the philosophies of Edmund Husserl and Martin Heidegger. After further teaching at Le Havre ...
Apr 17, 2015 · 672K views 9 years ago. From the BBC Radio 4 series about life's big questions - http://www.bbc.co.uk/historyofideas The existentialist Jean-Paul Sartre thought that human beings live in anguish....
Jean-Paul Sartre. The Nobel Prize in Literature 1964. Born: 21 June 1905, Paris, France. Died: 15 April 1980, Paris, France. Residence at the time of the award: France.
The philosophical career of Jean Paul Sartre (1905-1980) focuses, in its first phase, upon the construction of a philosophy of existence known as existentialism.
Apr 22, 2004 · Sartre (1905-1980) is arguably the best known philosopher of the twentieth century. His indefatigable pursuit of philosophical reflection, literary creativity and, in the second half of his life, active political commitment gained him worldwide renown, if not an admiration. He is commonly considered the father of Existentialist philosophy ...
Mar 11, 2022 · Jean-Paul Sartre’s philosophy attracted many adherents in philosophy and the arts and he notably had a relationship with second-wave feminist, Simone de Beauvoir. In this article, we look at some of his most significant contributions to existential philosophy found throughout his various writings.
