Jean-Paul Sartre

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born

in Paris, France

June 21, 1905

died

April 15, 1980

gender

male

website

http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/sartre/

genre

Philosophy, Literature & Fiction, Politics

influences

Hegel, Marx, Dostoyevsky, Husserl, Heidegger

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Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre, normally known simply as Jean-Paul Sartre, was a French existentialist philosopher and pioneer, dramatist and screenwriter, novelist and critic. He was a leading figure in 20th century French philosophy.

He declined the award of the 1964 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his work which, rich in ideas and filled with the spirit of freedom and the quest for truth, has exerted a far-reaching influence on our age."

In the years around the time of his death, however, existentialism declined in French philosophy and was overtaken by structuralism, represented by Levi-Strauss and, one of Sartre's detractors, Michel Foucault.

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	Nausea by Jean-Paul Sartre, Lloyd Alexander (Translator) 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 26,921 ratings — published 1938 — 105 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Exit and Three Other Plays 4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 12,883 ratings — published 1949 — 14 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Being and Nothingness by Jean-Paul Sartre, Hazel Estella Barnes (translator), Mary Warnock (contributor) 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 10,118 ratings — published 1943 — 48 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Exit 4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 5,539 ratings — published 1944 — 27 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wall 4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 5,977 ratings — published 1939 — 59 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Existentialism is a Humanism by Jean-Paul Sartre, Arlette Elkaim-Sartre (Preface), Annie Cohen-Solal (Introduction) 3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 5,388 ratings — published 1946 — 39 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Age of Reason 3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 4,266 ratings — published 1945 — 40 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Huis clos, suivi de Les mouches 4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 3,492 ratings — published 1947 — 11 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Existentialism and Human Emotions 3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 2,176 ratings — published 1957 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Words by Jean-Paul Sartre, Bernard Frechtman (Translator) 3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 2,070 ratings — published 1963 — 53 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Jean-Paul Sartre

Les Chemins de la Liberté (3 books)
by Jean-Paul Sartre
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Critique de la Raison dialectique (2 books)
by Jean-Paul Sartre, Arlette Elkaim-Sartre (Editor), Quintin Hoare (Translator), Alan Sheridan-Smith (Translator), Fredric Jameson (Introduction)
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Quotes by Jean-Paul Sartre

“I'm going to smile, and my smile will sink down into your pupils, and heaven knows what it will become.”
― Jean-Paul Sartre, No Exit

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“Hell is—other people!”
― Jean-Paul Sartre, No Exit

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“Better to die on one's feet than to live on one's knees.”
― Jean-Paul Sartre

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