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[from 'Existentialism and Humanism' by Jean-Paul Sartre, in 23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / d. Courage ]

Full Idea

The existentialist, when he portrays a coward, shows him as responsible for his cowardice.

Gist of Idea

Cowards are responsible for their cowardice

Source

Jean-Paul Sartre (Existentialism and Humanism [1945], p.42)

Book Reference

Sartre,Jean-Paul: 'Existentialism and Humanism', ed/tr. Mairet,Philip [Methuen 1980], p.42