SARTRE, Jean-Paul.
L'Existentialisme est un Humanisme. [Existentialism and Humanism].
Paris: Les Editions Nagel , 1946.
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"Man first of all exists, encounters himself, surges up in the world – and defines himself afterwards": First edition of Jean-Paul Sartre's L'Existentialisme est un Humanisme
First edition of Sartre's seminal work on existentialism. Octavo, original stiff paper wrappers. One on 500 numbered copies, this is number 364. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Based on a lecture by the same name he gave at Club Maintenant in Paris in October of 1945, Existentialism Is a Humanism remains "a popular starting-point in discussions of existentialist thought" (Mary Warnock). In it, Sartre asserts that the key defining concept of existentialism is that the existence of a person is prior to their essence. The term "existence precedes essence" subsequently became a maxim of the existentialist movement. Put simply, this means that there is nothing to dictate that person's character, goals in life, and so on; that only the individual can define their essence. According to Sartre, "man first of all exists, encounters himself, surges up in the world – and defines himself afterwards".
L'Existentialisme est un Humanisme. [Existentialism and Humanism].
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