What Is An
Existentialist ?
Existentialism And Humanism, Jean-Paul Sartre |
- Discuss Sartre's idea that we are 'abandoned' in the
world.
- When it comes to difficult decisions, Sartre doesn't think
it is very helpful to say that we should "trust our instincts" (or feelings) Do
you agree?
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How Do Emotions
Transform Our World?
Emotions, Jean-Paul Sartre
The Wall, Jean-Paul Sartre |
- In the context of the short story, The Wall, discuss the
way that impending death changes the experience and meaning of our own body.
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What Does It Mean To
Live In Hell?
Hell, Pope John Paul
Shame, Jean Paul Sartre
No Exit, Jean Paul Sartre |
- In your opinion, who has the better
understanding of hell: Sartre or the Pope?
- Inez agrees with Sartre's statement in Existentialism
and Humanism: "one can judge a life by a single action." Do you?
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Does Self-Knowledge
Involve Self-Deception?
There are No Born Heroes, Jean Paul Sartre
Bad Faith & Bad Deception, Jean Paul Sartre
Self-Deception, Friedrich Nietzsche |
- Pick a good example of what you think is self-deception
(from your experience or a reading) and explain why it is self-deception.
- Do you agree with Nietzsche that the ability to
self-deceive is necessary in order to live a meaningful life?
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How Does Racism Give
Meaning To A Life?
Anti-Semite and Jew, Jean Paul Sartre
Childhood of a Leader, Jean Paul Sartre |
- Discuss Childhood of a Leader in terms of Sartre'
claim that "if the Jew did not exist, the anti-Semite would have to invent him."
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