Existentialism Is a Humanism
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Existentialism Is a Humanism is a 1946 work by the philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre.
Cover of the first edition
Anguish
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Anguish is "extreme unhappiness caused by physical or mental suffering". The feeling of anguish is typically preceded by a tragedy or event that has a profound meaning to the being in question. Anguis
Existentialism Is a Humanism
…essence". Thus, Sartre rejects what he calls "deterministic excuses" and claims that people must take responsibility for their behavior. Sartre defines anguish as the emotion that people feel once they realize that they are responsible not just for themselves, but for all humanity. Anguish leads people to…
Anguish by August Friedrich Schenck, 1878, National Gallery of Victoria