The Age of Reason
by Jean-Paul Sartre
The Age of Reason by Jean-Paul Sartre
Mathieu's pursuit of freedom encounters complicated obligations in Sartre's novel of prewar Paris. In Paris before the Second World War, philosophy teacher Mathieu faces a personal crisis that unsettles his ideal of remaining unattached. His efforts to secure freedom entangle him with other people's needs and expectations. Sartre explores commitment, evasion, and the choices through which an abstract belief becomes a lived responsibility.
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The Age of Reason
In Paris before the Second World War, philosophy teacher Mathieu faces a personal crisis that unsettles his ideal of remaining unattached. His efforts to secure freedom entangle him with other people's needs and expectations. Sartre explores commitment, evasion, and the choices through which an abstract belief becomes a lived responsibility.
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Mathieu's pursuit of freedom encounters complicated obligations in Sartre's novel of prewar Paris. Explore Freedom, Commitment and Self-deception in this book.
Edition details
- Author / creators: Jean-Paul Sartre
- Publisher: Vintage
- Language: English
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 416
- Edition publication year: 1992
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Book Details
- Author
- Jean-Paul Sartre
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 416
- Publication year
- 1992
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