Philosopher and Writer
Jean-Paul Sartre was a French philosopher, novelist, and playwright who became one of the leading figures of twentieth century existentialism. He was awarded the 1964 Nobel Prize in Literature but famously declined it, and his major philosophical work Being and Nothingness remains a foundational text in modern philosophy.
by Jean-Paul Sartre
Sartre's landmark lecture argues existence precedes essence - we are condemned to be free, with no fixed human nature to fall back on. A concise entry point to existentialism.
The books Jean-Paul Sartre references, cites, and recommends most frequently.
by Friedrich Nietzsche
Nietzsche attacks conventional morality as a system built by the weak to restrain the strong. He demands that philosophers create new values rather than accept inherited ones.
Who Jean-Paul draws from, and who draws from Jean-Paul — aggregated across every book in this collection. Counts show the number of citation links, not the depth of each one.