As Jean-Paul Sartre reminds us, in the case of human beings… - James Morrow

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As Jean-Paul Sartre reminds us, in the case of human beings this metaphysic is reversed: a person’s existence precedes his essence—he is a subject among objects. The danger, says Sartre, following Heidegger, is that he will “fall” into the world of objects, becoming ever after the prisoner of arbitrary strictures masquerading as universal principles.

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James K. Morrow (born March 17, 1947) is an American novelist and short story writer.

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Alternative Names: James K. Morrow • James Kenneth Morrow

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