Sartre on Sin: Between Being and Nothingness argues that Jean-Paul Sartre's early, anti-humanist philosophy is indebted to the Christian doctrine of original sin. On the standard reading, Sartre's mos
Sartre was an iconic atheist, but his relationship to the idea of God and to theology is much more complex than it is often credited to be. Kate Kirkpatrick places Sartre's early work in its theologic
Jean-Paul Sartre was one of the twentieth century's most prominent atheists. But his philosophy was informed by theological writers and themes in ways that have not previously been acknowledged. In Sa
“One is not born a woman, but becomes one”, Simone de BeauvoirA symbol of liberated womanhood, Simone de Beauvoir's unconventional relationships inspired and scandalised her generation. A philosopher,
At the time when existentialism was a dominant intellectual and cultural force, a number of commentators observed that some of the language of existential philosophy, not least its interpretation of h
One is not born a woman, but becomes one, Simone de Beauvoir A symbol of liberated womanhood, Simone de Beauvoirs unconventional relationships inspired and scandalised her generation. A philosopher, w
