Sartre, Camus e o problema do engajamento político

Abstract

This work approaches the philosophies of Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus aiming to understand a central concern in the authors’ writings: that of political engagement. We shall map the progress of sartrean and camusean philosophical-political thoughts upon that issue, continually emphasizing its status as the very core of both philosophical projects and of the controversial debate held by Camus and Sartre mainly throughout the 40’s and 50’s. We will show that, on account of the events and circumstances with which they dialogue, the strategies of expression they adopt and the concepts they create, Camus and Sartre produce – and pass on to us – genuine engaged philosophies.