Jean-Paul Sartre Quotes


We only become what we are by the radical and deep-seated refusal of that which others have made of us.


Citations

Sartre, Jean-Paul. "Preface." The Wretched of the Earth, by Frantz Fanon, translated by Constance Farrington, Grove Press, 1963, p. 17.

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Jean-Paul Sartre
Jean-Paul Sartre
  • Born: June 21, 1905
  • Died: April 15, 1980
  • Nationality: French
  • Profession: Philosopher

Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre was a French philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary critic. He was one of the key figures in the philosophy of existentialism and phenomenology, and one of the leading figures in 20th-century French philosophy and Marxism. His work has also influenced sociology, critical theory, post-colonial theory, and literary studies, and continues to influence these disciplines.