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Existential Comics

Sartrean Freedom

A comic by Corey Mohler about the inevitable anguish of living a brief life in an absurd world.

Side note: Philosopher, novelist and playwright Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980), like his fellow Existentialists, argued that we have no predefined essence and no predetermined purpose. But we exist, and are inescapably free. We define ourselves through our own actions and the meaning of our lives is up to us to choose.

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