Sketch for a Theory of the Emotions

Jean-Paul Sartre is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most controversial philosophers. The emotions lie at the heart of the existentialist philosophy he championed and in this brilliant short work we Sartre at his best: insightful, controversial and witty. Far from constraining our freedom, Sartre argues that our emotions are central to it and are about choosing to see the world in a particular, transformative, way.