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Quote of the day by French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre: “Three o'clock is always too late or too early for...”

There is something slightly ordinary but also oddly accurate in this line by Jean-Paul Sartre. It is not trying to sound deep at first glance. It just sits there, almost like a passing comment about time during an otherwise normal day. But the more it is read, the more it…

The Times of India

Quote of the day by Jean-Paul Sartre: 'We are our choices...' Motivational lessons from French philosopher on individual freedom and personal responsibility

Jean-Paul Sartre motivational quote of the day: Jean-Paul Sartre's philosophy emphasizes that individuals are defined by their choices, not their circumstances. His quote, "We are our choices," highlights that actions, rather than intentions, shape identity. This existentialist idea underscores the profound responsibility that comes with our freedom to decide, urging…

The Economic Times

Quote of the Day by Jean-Paul Sartre: “Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for… — Inspiring quote on freedom, personal responsibility, existence and why life has no meaning unless we create it by lead philosopher of existentialism

Quote of the Day by Jean-Paul Sartre: Jean-Paul Sartre’s powerful quote presents a powerful existential idea about human freedom and responsibility. It suggests that people do not choose to be free, but once they exist, they must make choices and accept full responsibility for their actions. Sartre emphasizes that life…

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Time-travelling in Cantabria: from the stone age to Sartre via the ‘prettiest town in Spain’

On the north coast of Spain you can see some of the world’s oldest art, explore a stunning medieval village, then watch surfers ride Atlantic swells

The Guardian - UK

Let’s get metaphysical! Existentialist cinema is back, if anyone cares

The philosophy was embraced by film noir, the French New Wave and modern hitmen questioning life’s purpose. Now dust off your turtlenecks, for Sirāt and a new version of Albert Camus’ The Stranger look set to make ennui on-trend again

The Guardian - UK

An existentialist philosopher on why we should not let fear dictate love

Let’s begin with a story from the beginnings of western philosophy that doesn’t sit well with existentialist thought.

The Conversation

Eternity: this clever film proves romance isn’t about choosing ‘the one’ – a philosopher of love explains

In the new rom-com Eternity, Joan (Elizabeth Olsen) faces an impossible choice: spend forever with the steady husband she’s loved for years, or reunite with the dreamy first husband she married back in her carefree youth.

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The existentialist philosophy of Lana Del Rey

Speaking to Myspace as an upcoming artist in 2013, Lana Dey Rey said that the “vision of making [her] life a work of art” was what inspired her to create her music video for her breakthrough single, Video Games (2011).

The Conversation

The Inseparables review – friendship falters in an impassioned Simone de Beauvoir adaptation

Young adulthood takes its toll on a relationship between two young women in a tenderly realised production of de Beauvoir’s unpublished story from the 1950s

The Guardian - UK

‘Jean-Paul Sartre hid at her house!’ The forgotten brilliance of Hélène de Beauvoir, sister of Simone

She was a painter ‘ahead of her time’, counting Picasso as a fan. But Hélène de Beauvoir was always overshadowed by her famous sister. Now, with a show opening in Britain, the artist is finally receiving her due

The Guardian - UK

How Severance became the most uncanny, fascinating show on TV

IN FOCUS: At first, the response to Apple’s dystopian sci-fi was tepid. But it’s proved itself to be a deliciously compelling examination of what makes us human, writes Nick Hilton. Plato would have loved it

The Independent UK

Breathless goodbye: the race to finish Jean-Luc Godard’s last film, one day before he died

The cinematic legend died the way he lived – in a blaze of inscrutable, impossible film-making. We meet the team who helped shoot the final scene of his swansong just before his death by assisted suicide

The Guardian - UK

How to Make a Bomb by Rupert Thomson review – a stark study of male rage

The destructive desires of an inoffensive family man drive this subversive satire of existentialism

The Guardian - UK

‘Psychoanalysis has returned’: why 2023 brought a new Freud revival

A new film on the doctor is weak on the facts. But it marks a year in which we’ve turned to his theories to comprehend suffering – and to get treatment

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The Conversation

Simone de Beauvoir, Hannah Arendt, Simone Weil and Ayn Rand all felt 'different' in the world – and changed the way we think

The “actual impulse of astonishment” that sparks all philosophising is “honest bafflement that other people live as they do,” writes Wolfram Eilenberger in his new book, The Visionaries.

Salon

GOP's Jan. 6 release could backfire

Whatever, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Mike Lee — no one actually thinks the FBI was behind January 6

The Guardian - UK

Mario Vargas Llosa says latest novel will be his last

Nobel prize-winning Peruvian author still plans to write an essay on Sartre that ‘will be the last thing I write’

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What makes a good life? Existentialists believed we should embrace freedom and authenticity

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The Guardian - UK

The Visionaries review – seers who were shaped by the shadow of war

Wolfram Eilenberger’s group biography of Hannah Arendt, Simone de Beauvoir, Ayn Rand and Simone Weil illuminates how the horrors of the 1930s informed the philosophers’ worldviews – with the ‘saintly’ Weil the star of the show

The Guardian - UK

The Visionaries by Wolfram Eilenberger review – four women who changed the world

The complicated lives and questing minds of Ayn Rand, Hannah Arendt, Simone de Beauvoir and Simone Weil

Radio France Internationale

French and European leaders visit China, the 'systemic rival'

French President Emmanuel Macron is in China for a four-day visit, hoping to dissuade Beijing from directly supporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The French leader won't want to alienate a crucial trade and geopolitical player. Macron is accompanied by the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on the protests in France against Macron’s pension plans

The anger on the streets sparked by raising the retirement age to 64 is the latest manifestation of dissatisfaction with the presidency

The Guardian - UK

Immersed in sea, snow, sand and silence: a winter break in Lithuania

A 60-mile sandbar dotted with forests and icy lagoons, the Curonian Spit’s buried villages, elk and elemental beauty attracted Sartre and De Beauvoir

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: I have months to live. Here’s how I’ve embraced acceptance

“You have many months to live,” my palliative care doctor told me recently. She must’ve thought that was more polite than saying “less than a year.” I have finally advanced to the stage predicted by my oncologist, who said seven years ago, “I’m thinking years, not months.”

The Guardian - UK

‘Dishonest narcissists’ – David Hare on why our unshameable Tory leaders should watch The Roads to Freedom

The BBC’s superb adaptation of Sartre’s story of love, shame and France’s fall is a stark reminder that self-reproach has gone from British public life. Why, asks playwright David Hare, do we tolerate a ruling class that can’t confess fault?

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