Jean-Paul Sartre

Politics and Literature

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First published in French magazines in the 1960s, the essays and interviews collected in this volume tackle two of Sartre's most enduring concerns as a philosopher: politics and literature. With regard to the former, they develop the notion of the intellectual not only as an aloof theoretician, but also as a constructive agent of change. His writings on literature explore the limitations of language as an exact vehicle for meaning, the author's lack of ownership of his own words and the avenues that certain types of theatre such as Artaud's open for non-verbal communication. A useful, concise introduction to Sartre's thinking, Politics and Literature investigates concepts and highlights conflicts, interrogations and debates that remain topical and relevant to this day.
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115 printed pages
Publication year
2020
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  • Gwen Gonghas quoted2 years ago
    But as soon as he becomes aware of the contradiction, as soon as his job leads him to challenge, in the name of the universal, the particular within himself and hence everywhere, then he is an intellectual.
  • Gwen Gonghas quoted2 years ago
    certain type of humanism which represents itself as universal but is in fact restrictive
  • Gwen Gonghas quoted2 years ago
    What on the other hand defines an intellectual in our society is the deep-seated contradiction between the universality which bourgeois society is obliged to grant his knowledge and the particular ideological and political framework within which he is forced to apply it
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