And because we humans can think, our minds never stand still long enough to be photographed, so we cannot completely know other humans--a comprehensive biography of anyone is impossible.
So, of course, Sartre attempted a comprehensive biography of Flaubert, (which he never completed) that was supposed to describe a man and his times as completely as possible.
Sartre also believed that emotions are a way of relating to the world, and when we get upset about something, we are trying to magically change the world by changing ourselves.
I have my doubts about that one, but I'm not a philosopher, and I haven't even finished The Psychology of the Imagination
Sartre was an interesting philosopher and novelist, but I don't think he ever discussed chocolate.
I wonder what he would have thought of these little morsels of chocolate, topped with cherries and patiently waiting for a philosopher to think some thoughts about them.
"What are your intentions?" they might have asked him, and I'm sure he would have replied by eating them, because thought is intentional, and thought and action together make us free.
Or perhaps I've got that wrong. Anyway, I can see some German idealist philosophers handing out pitchforks and flaming torches and getting ready to attack, so I'd better run.
Here are some pictures of the Orient Express British Pullman cars, which should inspire thoughts and intentions of a traveling nature. The Orient Express is not very philosophical, but it takes you where you want to go, and you might just meet Agatha Christie or Graham Greene in the dining car.
Bring your typewriter.
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