Jean-Paul Sartre - Philosopher/writer — Existentialist philosophy — 20th c.

Did you know...

• Jean-Paul Sartre was not just a philosopher; he was also a playwright, novelist, and even a war correspondent during World War II!

• He famously refused the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1964, believing that writers should not allow themselves to be turned into institutions—talk about l’esprit libre!

• Sartre's famous line, "Existence precedes essence," encapsulates his belief that we create our own meaning in life.