Man, being condemned to be free carries the weight of the whole world on his shoulders; he is responsible for the world and himself as a way of being.

L’homme, étant condamné à être libre, porte le poids du monde tout entier sur ses épaules : il est responsable du monde et de lui-même en tant que manière d’être

Jean-Paul Sartre

Being and Nothingness

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Topic

Downsides of freedom Freedom Personal responsibility

Author

Jean-Paul Sartre

Source

Being and Nothingness

Medium

Essay

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

French

Time

1943 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

From

France Europe

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Original Citation

Sartre, Jean Paul. Le etre et le neant: Essai d'ontologie phenomenologique [Being and Nothingness: An Essay on Phenomenological Ontology]. Librairie Gallimard, 1943, pt. 4, ch. 1.

Current Citation

Sartre, Jean Paul. Being and Nothingness, translated by Sarah Richmond. Washington Square Press, 2021, pt. 4, ch. 1.

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