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[filed under theme 23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 5. Existence-Essence ]

Full Idea

Existentialism says that existence comes before essence - or, if you will, that we must begin from the subjective.

Gist of Idea

Existence before essence (or begin with the subjective)

Source

Jean-Paul Sartre (Existentialism and Humanism [1945], p.26)

Book Ref

Sartre,Jean-Paul: 'Existentialism and Humanism', ed/tr. Mairet,Philip [Methuen 1980], p.26