On the evening of October 29th, after hearing a lecture given by Jean-Paul Sartre at the Club Maintenant, I began considering the sociological attitude of our present times and the philosophical system that Sartre had proposed just a few hours before. I could not help but see the similarity between them. They seemed to share a relation of cause to effect, not in time, but as a principle is to its final development or fruition. It seemed to me that if one was to honestly adopt the attitude of our times, one must first accept, as a presupposition and premise, the various metaphysical and ethical claims of the type of Existentialism which was the topic of tonight's lecture. I saw a certain continuity between both worldviews, if they are different at all. In order to pursue this connection, I decided to ask Sartre if he would meet with me for an informal interview over lunch or coffee. Eager to discuss his ideas, like most philosophers, and to help a young college graduate as myself work out his own existence, he agreed. We decided to meet at the recently opened restaurant, The New Procope, which has quickly become the heart and center of intellectual discussion in Paris. Although the interview has not yet taken place, I promise to post the conversation soon thereafter.
Sincerely,
Mr. Currie
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