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Writer A. L. Kennedy on Existentialist ideas about the individual. Jean Paul Sartre argued that, for humans, 'existence preceeded essence'. This means that there is no blueprint or template from wh...ich to work - humans are free to make themselves up as they go along. Being an individual comes from the way you negotiate this freedom and the choices you make in the face of it.
Writer A. L. Kennedy on Existentialist ideas about the individual. Jean Paul Sartre argued that, for humans, 'existence preceeded essence'. This means that there is no blueprint or template from wh...ich to work - humans are free to make themselves up as they go along. Being an individual comes from the way you negotiate this freedom and the choices you make in the face of it.
| Series: | A history of ideas |
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| First transmission date: | 2015-04-15 |
| Original broadcast channel: | BBC Radio 4 |
| Published: | 2015 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OU Digital Archive web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:11:00 |
| Note: | Radio 4 version |
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| Producer: | Tim Dee |
| Contributors: | A. L Kennedy; Andy Martin; Richard Wiseman |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Production number: | PEK14000193 |
| Available to public: | no |
