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{{Infobox philosopher|name=Jean-Paul Sartre|image_size=200|birth_place=Paris, [[French Republic (1870–1940)|France]]|death_date=15 April 1980|death_place=Paris, [[France]]|nationality=French|school_tradition=[[Existentialism]]|birth_date=21 June 1905|image=Jean-Paul Sartre.png}} | {{Infobox philosopher|name=Jean-Paul Sartre|image_size=200|birth_place=Paris, [[French Republic (1870–1940)|France]]|death_date=15 April 1980|death_place=Paris, [[France]]|nationality=French|school_tradition=[[Existentialism]]|birth_date=21 June 1905|image=Jean-Paul Sartre.png}} | ||
'''Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre''' (21 June 1905 – 15 April 1980) was a French [[Existentialism|existentialist]] philosopher | '''Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre''' (21 June 1905 – 15 April 1980) was a French [[Existentialism|existentialist]] philosopher. His philosophy centered around the individual and he stated that, "Hell is other people" in his play ''No Exit''.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=Dominic Alexander|newspaper=[[Counterfire]]|title=The Work of Sartre: Search for Freedom and the Challenge of History|date=2012-12-20|url=https://www.counterfire.org/article/the-work-of-sartre-search-for-freedom-and-the-challenge-of-history/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224202554/https://www.counterfire.org/article/the-work-of-sartre-search-for-freedom-and-the-challenge-of-history/|archive-date=2022-12-24}}</ref> | ||
Sartre criticized both [[bourgeois democracy]] and [[Leninism]], believing they both "serialized" individuals and eliminated their [[freedom]]. He believed that [[Proletarian revolution|revolution]] was impossible in his lifetime. However, he supported the [[People's Democratic Republic of Algeria|Algerian]] War of Independence.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
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| Born | 21 June 1905 Paris, France |
| Died | 15 April 1980 Paris, France |
| School tradition | Existentialism |
| Nationality | French |
Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (21 June 1905 – 15 April 1980) was a French existentialist philosopher. His philosophy centered around the individual and he stated that, "Hell is other people" in his play No Exit.[1]
Sartre criticized both bourgeois democracy and Leninism, believing they both "serialized" individuals and eliminated their freedom. He believed that revolution was impossible in his lifetime. However, he supported the Algerian War of Independence.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dominic Alexander (2012-12-20). "The Work of Sartre: Search for Freedom and the Challenge of History" Counterfire. Archived from the original on 2022-12-24.