We are not born with a fixed purpose; we create who we are through our choices.

After Sartre, Existentialism Is a Humanism, 1946

Philosophy

Why it matters

The idea in context

For Sartre this meant radical freedom — and the responsibility that comes with it.

Türkçe

Aynı kart, başka bir dilde.

Sabit bir amaçla doğmayız; kim olduğumuzu seçimlerimizle yaratırız.
Sartre'dan, Varoluşçuluk Bir Hümanizmdir, 1946

Sartre için bu, radikal özgürlük — ve onunla gelen sorumluluk — anlamına geliyordu.

Source trail

Read beyond the card.

Sartre, existentialism.

Background reading: Jean-Paul SartreAttribution and context are revised when stronger evidence appears. Corrections are welcome through the editorial page.
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