Imagination is not an empirical talent, but rather the power... - Jean-Paul Sartre

This quote is attributed to Jean-Paul Sartre.

"Imagination is not an empirical talent, but rather the power of the imagination reveals the fundamental finitude of human reality."

Jean-Paul Sartre Imagination

Philosopher Writer French 1905–1980

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