Jean-Paul Sartre – The Philosopher Who Refused the Nobel Prize

Описание: Imagine a man so committed to his own freedom that he turned down the Nobel Prize. Meet Jean-Paul Sartre: the chain-smoking, cross-eyed genius who told us that "Hell is other people." But before he became the rockstar of philosophy, he was just a lonely boy made of words.

In Part 1 of this definitive biography series, we travel back to 1905 Paris to uncover the strange, isolated childhood that forged the mind of the 20th century's most radical thinker.

In this episode, we explore: 🧐 The "Golden Cage": How growing up in a bourgeois home with no father figure gave Sartre a terrifying sense of absolute freedom. 📚 The Boy Made of Words: Why a young Jean-Paul retreated into a world of books to escape the feeling of being an "impostor." 🎭 The First Act of Bad Faith: How his grandfather turned him into a performing monkey, planting the seeds for his hatred of the bourgeoisie. 🕯️ The Schweitzer Connection: Yes, he was related to the famous Albert Schweitzer!

This is the origin story of Existentialism. It’s the story of a boy who felt he didn't exist unless he was writing.

Coming up in this series: We will cover his rivalry with Camus, his open relationship with Simone de Beauvoir, the drug-fueled hallucinations, the war against the Nazis, and the ultimate refusal of the Nobel Prize.

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