Political scandal prevented personal contact between Sartre and Heidegger

Evidence

But the skiing trip never happened. Sartre was always busy; his diary was overflowing with appointments. After all, it would still be a little embarrassing for a Frenchman in 1945 to go off into the Black Forest snow with the former Nazi rector of Freiburg. — Sarah Bakewell, At the Existentialist Café, 643

Categorization

• QUESTION: How exactly did the Nazi-rector history shape the reception of Heidegger’s philosophy in France — did it push Sartre toward a more politically engaged stance as conscious contrast?
• XREF: connects to: Heidegger’s Nazi involvement was publicly known but only became a major scandal in 1987 — Sarah Bakewell, At the Existentialist Café: Freedom,…, 1321; Heidegger’s Nazi involvement remained a recurring French intellectual scandal — David Harvey, The Condition of Postmodernity: An…, 1311; Total political conviction forced Sartre to sacrifice his closest personal friendships. — Sarah Bakewell, At the Existentialist Café: Freedom,…, 812

Broader Connections

• Heidegger’s Nazi involvement was publicly known but only became a major scandal in 1987 #qualifies (0.85) — Sarah Bakewell, At the Existentialist Café, 1321
• Heidegger’s Nazi involvement remained a recurring French intellectual scandal #corroborates (0.70) — David Harvey, The Condition of Postmodernity, 1311