Essays on Jean-Paul Sartre

Mid Term Exam

Discuss the impact of the theories of Immanuel Kant, Charles Darwin and Jean-Paul Sartre on modernity.

Jean-Paul Sartre was flourished in Existentialism. He believed that a man acts in his free will in the society and time in which he lives. This philosophy inspired others to acknowledge their own free thinking and live the life they believed in. It broke the cookie cutter of what people were otherwise programmed to be and motivated others to break free in essence of their true self. It’s the true quest to fine a purpose in life. Because Jean Paul Sartre wrote and published many of his writings on Existentialism, his readers began to think ...

Jean-Paul Sartre is the most name-recognized philosopher of the 20th century. “His indefatigable pursuit of philosophical reflection, literary creativity and, in the second half of his life, active political commitment gained him worldwide renown, if not admiration” (Flynn 1). Many of his stories and plays have earned critical acclaim that far exceeds that of other contemporary philosophers. Thus, it is that “He is commonly considered the father of Existentialist philosophy, whose writings set the tone for intellectual life in the decade immediately following the Second World War” (Flynn 1). One of his finest short stories, The Wall, involves three ...

Exam

According to Sartre, what is his idea that “existence precedes essence”, how is it related to the concept of “anguish” and how, in turn, is that concept related to his notion of responsibility? The literary and philosophical works of Jean-Paul Sartre, from his very first and defining novel “Nausea” (1938), are permeated with the ideas and notions of existentialism. Many a philosopher has tried to reason their own understanding of existentialism over the course of the 20th century and each of these reasoning was fairly unique, however, it was Sartre who provided the modern scholars with a number of ...

Both the theologian James Cone and the existential philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre looked at the world and were unsatisfied with the status quo they experienced around them. This dissatisfaction led them to know ideas and perspectives with which to see the world. These ideas resonated with others, which gained them the notoriety they have today as important philosophical/theological figures. The Public Broadcasting service (PBS) did a profile of James Cone in its series “This far by faith” which explains how the social and political tides at the time shaped his view of the world and his ideas for how he thought ...

Abstract

In this paper is considered one of the most popular psychological theories – existential theory. This work is about the history of existential theory, its main questions, problems and purposes, about strengths and weaknesses of existential vision.

History of the Theory

Existentialism (or also the philosophy of existence) is a special area in the philosophy of the XX century, accentuate your attention on the uniqueness of human existence, proclaiming his irrational. Existentialism developed in parallel lines akin personalism and philosophical anthropology, from which it differs primarily the idea of overcoming (not disclosing) the person's own spirit and a greater emphasis on the depth of the emotional ...

Introduction

Existentialism is one of the dominant philosophical movements that try to explain the existence, choice and freedom of a person. There exist several crucial philosophical propositions that are closely related to existentialism. The main one is and easily identifiable suggestion that states that existentialism is much more than essentiality. Basically, existentialism clearly indicates that human being exists. However, it stipulates that this existence defines him and that he meanders among choices, freedom as well as anguish of existence (Sartre 97). Different philosophers like Soren Kierkegaard and Jean Paul Sartre have different opinions and interpretations of existentialism. This essay intends to ...

The stranger

The societies in which we grow play a considerably large role in developing our character, as well as our attitudes and approach to different day to day settings in which we come into contact with. As a result, this is one of the reasons why various societies have been described as conservative, while others, particularly in the west, have been described as permissive. This is normally due to the fact that the different societies have been brought up through different traditions that have been passed on from one generation to another. This is as a result of the different organizations in the ...

Introduction

There are many women who participate in philosophy such as Simon de Beauvoir, Mary Wollstonecraft and many others. Their main intent was to battle for the privileges of the women and to encourage equality in the society in areas such as politics, education, and economics. The main philosopher that will be concentrated upon is Simon De Beauvoir. They expressed their views of the population in ways such as poems, songs, playwright and novels in many ways. Simone de Beauvoir was a well-known writer and being an existential philosopher in France. She did her work with other existential philosopher such as ...

Abstract

The essay is dedicated to the issue of existentialist philosophy developed by the well-known French writer Jean-Paul Sartre. This doctrine appeared during the World War II and explained how humanity should behave during hard times of war. It offers solutions for brave strong and responsible people, who could overcome the war. This philosophy is described using the example of the play No Exit, which was written in 1944 in Paris before the city deliberation. The paper includes the analysis the history circumstances under which the play was written, the analysis of the play as well as symbolical concepts included in ...