Jean-Paul Sartre and Existentialism
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The French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre was a crucial figure in Existentialism. Although his work may seem dauntingly incomprehensible at first glance, this video from The School of Life makes Sartre's ideas--about the absurdity of the world, humans' freedom of choice, and the fluidity of our supposedly rigid roles and institutions--shockingly understandable.
When the French president had Sartre pardoned, he said, "You don't arrest Voltaire." Who was Voltaire, and why the comparison to Sartre?
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