Existentialism is a Humanism

“Existentialism is a Humanism” | Jean-Paul Sartre | *Philosophers, Explained* by Stephen Hicks

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Jean-Paul Sartre and “Existence precedes essence”

Stephen Hicks discusses Jean-Paul Sartre’s famous phrase “existence precedes essence” and its implications for the Existentialist view of human nature. This is from Part 11 of his Philosophy of Education course. (See also my episode on Sartre’s essay “Existentialism Is a Humanism’ in the Philosophers, Explained series.)

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