Jean Paul Sartre -- Irena -- 20150917 We talked about Jean Paul Sartre and his philosophy. Corrections: One of the greatest writers *of* the 20th century: why isn't it "in the 20th century"? One can think of "20th century as a whole", and "of a whole". One can say "lived in the 20th century", which "in" focuses on "during the years". One can also say "Steve Jobs lived at the turn of the century". molecule vs. atom: The air is composed of molecules/atoms (not molecules and atoms). Molecule of water. human beings vs. a human being: Not "humans". Phrases: would opt for: Many prisoner in that camp would opt for death. to throw the towel in/ to throw in the towel. get into the same frame of mind / get into the same mindset. to be on the same wavelength: I felt I was not on the same wavelength with Sartre's thoughts. Pronunciation: Humanism: The emphasis is on "hu", so it sounds like "human" plus "ism". A mistake is to pronounce it as "humane" + "ism", where the emphasis is on "man". rhetoric: the emphasis is on "rhe", not on "to". Similarly, rhetorical's emphasis is also on the first syllable. molecule: the emphasis is on "mo", not "le". indigenous: the emphasis is on "di", "digenous" is pronounced as "digi(tal)" + "ner(v)ous)". nevertheless: "less" is as "lesbian", not as in "least". communism: the emphasis is on "comm", not on "mu". Christianity: "Chris" + "ti" + "ani" + "ty". Not "Christian" +"anity". Categorical: the emphasis is on "go", not "ca". Others: "Men's Search for Meaning" by Victor Frankl. Categorical Imperative.