Jean-Paul Sartre Quotes


When one loves animals and children too much, one loves them against human beings.


Citations

Sartre, Jean-Paul. The Idiot of the Family: Gustave Flaubert, 1821-1857, Volume 1. Translated by Carol Cosman, University of Chicago Press, 1981, p. 205.

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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.