The Father of Existensialism: Jean-Paul Sartre
Jean-Paul Sartre created the philosophy of existentialism from another philosophocal movement called Humanism.
Works:
L'Etre et le néant (Being and Nothingness)
L'Existentialisme est un humanisme (Existentialism is a Humanism)
Huis Clos (No Exit)
Quotes:
“It is up to you to give [life] a meaning."
“Man is nothing else but what he makes of himself.”
“Man is condemned to be free. Condemned because he did not create himself, yet is nevertheless at liberty, and from the moment he is thrown into this world he is responsible for everything he does.”
Works:
L'Etre et le néant (Being and Nothingness)
L'Existentialisme est un humanisme (Existentialism is a Humanism)
Huis Clos (No Exit)
Quotes:
“It is up to you to give [life] a meaning."
“Man is nothing else but what he makes of himself.”
“Man is condemned to be free. Condemned because he did not create himself, yet is nevertheless at liberty, and from the moment he is thrown into this world he is responsible for everything he does.”
Albert Camus
Works:
L'Étranger (The Stranger)
La Peste (The Plague)
La Chute (The Fall)
Quotes:
"You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.”
“To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others.”
“Since we're all going to die, it's obvious that when and how don't matter.”
“But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads?”
L'Étranger (The Stranger)
La Peste (The Plague)
La Chute (The Fall)
Quotes:
"You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.”
“To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others.”
“Since we're all going to die, it's obvious that when and how don't matter.”
“But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads?”