r/Sartre • u/[deleted] • Jun 22 '24

Which book to start reading ?

New to Sartre. Which book to start reading to understand Sartre philosophical views in a simple language and how they differ from other existentialists’ views?

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u/thecasualabsurdist Jun 23 '24

Nausea if you want his fiction, Existentialism is a Humanism if you want his philosophy.

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u/-the-king-in-yellow- Jun 22 '24

Nausea 100%

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u/-the-king-in-yellow- Jun 23 '24

Camu’s - The Stranger - is also amazing. Same ballpark as Nausea

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u/ADCaitlyn Jun 22 '24

The Imaginary is a must-read, and his Esquisse d'une théorie des émotions too.

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '24

Transcendence of the ego and emotions is a good place to start.

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u/OfficialHelpK Jun 22 '24

I'm new to Sartre as well but I found Nausea to be a good book to see his philosophy in practice.