Philosophy: Sartre argued that "existence precedes essence" — unlik…

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Did you know? Sartre argued that "existence precedes essence" — unlike Plato or any religion, humans have no predetermined purpose. Freedom is therefore terrifying: "we are condemned to be free." In 1964 he became the only person ever to refuse the Nobel Prize in Literature, "to avoid becoming an institution."

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Sartre argued that "existence precedes essence" — unlike Plato or any religion, humans have no predetermined purpose. Freedom is therefore terrifying: "we are condemned to be free." In 1964 he became the only person ever to refuse the Nobel Prize in Literature, "to avoid becoming an institution."

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