First published 2017
Jean-Paul Sartre's seminal work "Existentialism Is a Humanism" confronts the nature of human choice and responsibility. In a series of lectures, Sartre lays bare the fundamental dilemmas of the existentialist condition: we are utterly free, yet condemned to that freedom, tasked with crafting our own essence through the decisions we make. As Sartre unpacks the radical implications of this view, he tackles head-on the criticisms leveled against existentialism, forging a philosophical humanism that encompasses both individual liberty and social engagement. Grappling with anguish, abandonment, and despair, Sartre's tour de force affirms the power of the self to determine its own fate, even in the face of a seemingly indifferent universe.
Genres: philosophy, 20th-century, academic
Vibes: intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: philosophical-exploration
Period: 20th-Century
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