Sketch for a Theory of the Emotions

Sketch for a Theory of the Emotions (French: Esquisse d'une théorie des émotions) is a 1939 book by the philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre. This work contains some of his thoughts about human and emotions. Some of his ideas later appeared in his masterpiece Being and Nothingness.

Sketch for a Theory of the Emotions
AuthorJean-Paul Sartre
Original titleEsquisse d'une théorie des émotions
LanguageFrench
SubjectEmotion
Published1939
Publication placeFrance
Media typePrint

Summary

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Sartre analyses prior ideas, including psychoanalytic theories before presenting his own phenomenological analysis.

Editions

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  • The Emotions: Outline of a Theory, translated by Bernard Frechtman, The Philosophical Library, 1948.
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