## Book Cover ## Book Summary Being and Nothingness is a 1943 philosophical treatise by the French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre. The book is considered one of the most important and influential works of existentialism, a philosophical movement that emerged in Europe in the 1940s. In it, Sartre explores the concept of "being" and argues that individuals are entirely free and responsible for their own actions, even in the face of seemingly predetermined social and historical circumstances. ## Related Links ## Reading Notes -