Quote of Jean-Paul Sartre - Existence precedes essence....
Biography - Jean-Paul Sartre:
French philosopher, playwright and novelist.
Born: 1905 - Died: 1980
Period:
20th century
Place of birth: France
Born: 1905 - Died: 1980
Period:
20th century
Place of birth: France
Existence precedes essence.
Translation
(French, German)
See also...
Quotes about existence:
The universe confounds me! I cannot imagine that such a ‘clock’ can exist without there being a Clockmaker.
There are moments in life when time and space are more profound, and the awareness of existence immeasurably increased.
Man is nothing else than his plan; he exists only to the extent that he fulfills himself; he is therefore nothing else than the ensemble of his acts, nothing less than his life.
Quotes for: essence
The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things.
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