Barnes Used Paperback Condition Used: Good Binding Paperback ISBN 13 9780671867805 ISBN 10 0671867806 Quantity Available 1 Seller Ergodebooks HOUSTON, Texas, United States Seller rating : Description: Washington Square Press. Sartre is one of the most important philosophers and thinkers of the 20th century, and he has had a major influence in literature, philosophy, sociology, critical theory, post-colonial theory, among other fields. Being And Nothingness by Jean-Paul Sartre Translator-Hazel E. He passed away in Paris on April 15, 1980. The title of this book is Being and Nothingness and it was written by Jean-Paul Sartre, Hazel E. In addition to publishing countless works and lecturing both in France and overseas, he founded the literary journal Les Temps Modernes ( Modern Times), which became a major journal in the post-war period. After the war, he established himself as one of the most important thinkers in France and was extremely prolific. He wrote and published Being and Nothingness in 1943. It was also during this time that he read Heidegger's Being and TIme, which would greatly influenced him and his school of thought. It was during his time at ENS that he met Simone de Beauvoir, another major philosopher and proto-feminist of the 20th century, who would become his lifelong companion.ĭuring WWII, Sartre served in the French army and was involved with the French Resistance. He later went on to study at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure (ENS), one of the most prestigious higher education institutions in France.

He became interested in philosophy as a teenager and was educated at Cours Hattemer, a private school in Paris. As a child, Sartre was bullied by other children these experiences would leave a lasting mark on him. Jean-Paul Sartre was born on Jin Paris and was the only child of French Naval officer, Jean-Baptiste Sartre, and Anne-Marie Schweitzer.

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