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SARTRE
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• SARTRE (noun)
The noun SARTRE has 1 sense:
1. French writer and existentialist philosopher (1905-1980)
Familiarity information: SARTRE used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
French writer and existentialist philosopher (1905-1980)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Jean-Paul Sartre; Sartre
Instance hypernyms:
dramatist; playwright (someone who writes plays)
existential philosopher; existentialist; existentialist philosopher (a philosopher who emphasizes freedom of choice and personal responsibility but who regards human existence in a hostile universe as unexplainable)
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"Ask the experienced rather than the learned." (Arabic proverb)
"He who changes, suffers." (Corsican proverb)