Sartre’s political conversion was a Kehre like Heidegger’s but toward engagement.
Evidence
Perhaps, in the language of Heideggerianism, it was his Kehre — a ‘turn’ which required every point of Sartre’s thought to be reconsidered according to new priorities. While Heidegger’s turn had led him away from resoluteness into ‘letting-be’, Sartre’s now led him to become more resolute, more engagé, more public, and less willing to compromise. — Sarah Bakewell, At the Existentialist Café, 807
Categorization
- DEFINE: Clarifies Kehre — the ‘turn’ — in contrast between Heidegger and Sartre versions, useful for orientation in the movement.
- XREF: Contrast between Heideggerian letting-be and Sartrean engagement connects to the book’s earlier discussion of Heidegger’s political quietism vs. Sartre’s activism. — connects to: Sartre championed political engagement while Heidegger rebuffed it. — Sarah Bakewell, At the Existentialist Café: Freedom,…, 659; Sartre’s politics applied Heideggerian resoluteness over personal loyalty and even justice. — Sarah Bakewell, At the Existentialist Café: Freedom,…, 814; Sartre’s late thought shifted from individual freedom toward political commitment — Sarah Bakewell, At the Existentialist Café: Freedom,…, 853 (+1 more)
Broader Connections
- Sartre’s late thought shifted from individual freedom toward political commitment
#expands(0.85) — Sarah Bakewell, At the Existentialist Café, 853 - A bizarre persecution incident triggered Sartre’s political conversion to Communism.
#expands(0.80) — Sarah Bakewell, At the Existentialist Café, 806