J.-P. Sartre on the Relationship of Concepts of Freedom and Alienation

The paper reveals the place and the role of the concepts of freedom and alienation in the work of the French philosopher J.-P. Sartre. Particular attention is paid to their relationship. Also, account is taken of the fact that
in his early works, Sartre did not use the notion of alienation, but he used the concept of freedom. There were only hints of the concept of alienation, whereas the notion of freedom was not only used but also transformed
from work to work. The evolution of these concepts and the complicated nature of their interpretation by Sartre are traced. It is shown that the J.-P. Sartre’s concepts of freedom and alienation mutually deny and, at the same
time, complement each other.

Keywords: existentialism, Sartre, freedom, alienation.