We still have not defined the intellectual yet: all we have are technicians of practical knowledge who either accommodate themselves to their contrad… - Jean-Paul Sartre

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We still have not defined the intellectual yet: all we have are technicians of practical knowledge who either accommodate themselves to their contradiction or manage to avoid suffering from it. But when one of them becomes aware of the fact that despite the universality of his work it serves only particular interests, then his awareness of this contradiction - what Hegel called an 'unhappy consciousness' - is precisely what characterizes him as an intellectual.

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About Jean-Paul Sartre

Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (21 June 1905 – 15 April 1980), normally known simply as Jean-Paul Sartre, was a French existentialist philosopher, dramatist and screenwriter, novelist, and critic. He had an enduring personal relationship with fellow philosopher Simone de Beauvoir.

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Pen Names: Jacques Guillemin
Alternative Names: Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre Jean Paul Sartre J.P. Sartre J.-P. Sartre Sartre
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А теперь меня разбирал смех: метр пятьдесят три! Если бы я хотел поговорить с Блевинем, мне пришлось бы наклониться или согнуть колени. Теперь меня уже не удивляло, почему он так неукротимо задирал нос, - судьба людей такого роста всегда решается в нескольких сантиметрах над их головой.

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