Existentialism and Human Emotions Author:Jean-Paul Sartre The chief effort of this work is to face the implications for personal action of a universe without purpose. That man is personally responsible for what he is and what he does; that there are no values external to man and no given human nature which he is obliged to fulfill; that man chooses his values and makes himself, and may therefore choose... more » to be a different person -- this is the heart of Jean-Paul Sartre's philosophy.« less
A good, brief introduction to the ideas of existentialism;; especially if you - like I did - tried to read, first, "Between Being and Nothingness", and couldn't make it past the first few pages (LOL)!