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Sartre vs. Plato and Kant, 2002.
This paper discusses what Sartre might say to Plato and Kant and then what would Plato and Kant respond to Sartre, explaining how their philosophies are both different and similar.
825 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 29.95
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The paper presents an imaginary dialogue among the philosophers Sartre, Kant and Plato. Neither Kant nor Plato would agree with Sartre. On the other hand, Sartre would not have agreed with them. Three different philosophers with different points of view concerning mankind and what is best for them is clearly presented.
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"This is where Sartre would answered, ?There is no God to have a conception of it. Man simply is. Not that he is simply what he conceives himself to be, but he is what he wills and as he conceives himself after already existing.? Sartre would have discussed the principles behind existentialism. He would have retorted about the subjectivity of mankind. "
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Existence and Essence: Sartre v. Plato, 1999.
A comparison paper between the famous Greek philosopher, Plato, and modern philosopher, Sartre.
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This paper is an attempt to compare the differences between famous Greek philosopher, Plato, and modern philosopher, Sartre, namely the ideas of essence, human nature, the human condition, belief in god(s), and optimism. The paper has, as a basis for discussion, a fictional conversation between the two philosophers. A detailed look at each belief and how it compares to the opposite follows each brief conversation.
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Plato, Descartes and Kant, 2004.
An analysis of the philosophical styles of Plato, Descartes and Kant.
1,230 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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This paper compares the philosophical views of some of the greatest philosophers of all times, Plato, Descartes and Kant. The paper explains the Plato/Socratic approach to philosophy that reveals the limitations of philosophy as a rigorous science but maintains the belief that some things are knowable and valuable. The paper claims that in stark contrast to this method is Rene Descartes, who holds that philosophy can be attacked in a manner analogous to mathematics and like mathematics, definite and undeniable solutions can be derived. The paper contends that Kant's ideas are similar to those of Descartes.
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"Many great thinkers, both modern and ancient, have sought to attain some understanding of the world and the things within it by using the tool of philosophy. Just as they have differed in their views concerning morality and justice, they have also differed in specifically how far philosophy itself can take us. These varying beliefs-namely, philosophers' perspectives on philosophy-tell us a great deal about the most centrally held premises from which all of their arguments spring forth. The Plato/Socratic approach to philosophy reveals the limitations of philosophy as a rigorous science but maintains the belief that some things are knowable and valuable. Standing in stark contrast to this method is Rene Descartes, who holds that philosophy can be attacked in a manner analogous to mathematics; and like mathematics, definite and undeniable solutions can be derived."
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Plato and Kant, 2002.
This paper compares the ideas of Plato and Immanuel Kant.
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This paper examines the ideas of Plato and Immanuel Kant about the role of reason in ethics.
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Descartes, Kant, Sartre .... and God, 2002.
Looks at how these philosophers answer the question about whether God exists.
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The existence or non-existence of God forms a very central basis to the philosophies of some thinkers. This paper examines the philosophies of Descartes, Kant and Sartre in order to determine the significance and connection of belief in existence and non-existence of God with their respective philosophies.
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"The existence of God is central to the philosophies presented by Descartes in the sense that he can explain away the questions that do not have simple answers with the existence of God. As a result, he does not have to provide absolute logic for questions whose answers might be out of human grasp anyway; instead he focuses on the intangible proof to state that God does exist. By asserting this as an unchangeable truth, Descartes proceeds to convey his entire philosophy. Kant, however takes a slightly different route but the notion that assumption of God?s existence is necessary, plays an important role in his philosophy as well. Since Kant was a devout moralist, going so far as to preach accommodating morality within political conduct, existence of God is a central necessity to his philosophies. Since Kant believed that morality ultimately leads to religion, his entire philosophy of morality would fall apart if God was left out of the equation. Hence it can be stated that existence of God was necessary to philosophies presented by Kant. In direct contrast to these two philosophers, Sartre claimed that there was no such being as God or that God did not exist. Again such a claim was central to Sartre?s philosophies since he proceeded to develop them on this one notion. Sartre, known as an atheist existentialist, believed that God was dead; as a result he proceeded to form his philosophies using this basis. Sartre formed his philosophies regarding the human condition in a world that did not have an overseer who could have otherwise provided basis and structure for the world patterns. Therefore non-existence of God was crucial to the philosophies of Sartre because he attempted to form them keeping God out of the equation (Levine, 1998)."
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"Phaedo" ( Plato ) and "The Wall" ( Jean-Paul Sartre ), 1997.
Compares their attitudes toward imminent death (serenity vs. terror) of Socrates and the protagonist in the short story.
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"In Plato's dialogue Phaedo, Socrates expresses a spiritual and accepting view of death in general and of his own imminent, personal death in particular. In contrast, Pablo, in Jean-Paul Sartre's story "The Wall," faces what he believes to be his own death with abject terror, although he tries to hide his fear behind a mask of toughness: "I wanted to stay hard" (Sartre 9). The differences between the two men in their attitudes toward death are the results of the ways they have lived their lives. Socrates is a man who has diligently sought the truth about life, death, virtue, wisdom, and himself, while Pablo seems to have lived his life with little self-examination or seeking after deeper truths. The results are two men facing their deaths, one with serenity, one with terror. Socrates would say that Pablo has not lived a life of philosophy, has not lived a pious, wise or ..."
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A Heideggerian Assessment of Sartre?s Etre-en-soi, 2005.
A discussion of how Sartre portrays the nature of consciousness and material reality.
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This paper examines Sartre's "Being and Nothingness" and how he portrays the nature of consciousness and material reality. The paper looks at this nature by way of Sartre?s early works that have a bearing on these issues, including "Being and Nothingness", "The Psychology of Imagination", and "Nausea". The paper points out that Sartre relied very heavily on the categories of Heidegger?s "Being and Time" and thus considers how Heidegger would assess the Sartrean 'en-soi'.
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"There is the common-place acknowledgement that Jean-Paul Sartre?s Being and Nothingness is an interpretation of Martin Heidegger?s discussions of anxiety, guilt, death, and temporality in Being and Time. Indeed, Sartre?s debt to Heidegger is substantial. For example, Heidegger?s Dasein, inauthenticity, and facticity (or thrownness) become Sartre?s pour-soi, bad faith, and contingency, respectively."
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Existence and Human Freedom According to Jean-Paul Sartre, 2002.
Explores Jean-Paul Sartre's theory of existence and its significance to his concept of human freedom.
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The concepts of existence and human freedom have been presented by Jean-Paul Sartre in his book entitled "Being and Nothingness", and they represent essential parts of his theory. However, Sartre also presents other related concepts, such as bad faith which as been referred to as a device that protects us from the anguish of realising that we are freer than we like to think we are. With this in mind, the purpose of this paper will be to examine why Sartre thought that existence is absurd, as well as the significance of this idea to his view of human freedom.
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Jean Paul Sartre?s ?No Exit? (?Hois Clos?), 2004.
This paper discusses Jean Paul Sartre and his contemporary masterpiece, ?No Exit? (Hois Clos), first produced on stage in 1944.
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This paper relates that the existentialist plays of Sartre and his contemporary, Albert Camus, had a big impact on European and American theater as vehicles for the presentation and expression of existential ideas and beliefs. The author points out that Sartre?s ?No Exit?, as existentialist theater, was a new perspective for audiences because, previously, theater had grown out of a surrealist tradition, led by writers like Jean Cocteau. The paper relates that there are many adaptations of ?No Exit?, but they all use Sartre?s attitudes in their presentation of the play?s relationships, language, indifference, desire, sadism, masochism, love, and hate.
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"The host of sufferings that evolved from World War II also led to the formation of a new ideology that affected the theater of entertainment at that time (Lein). A growing dissatisfaction over superficial entertainment could not be denied or stifled any more, along with the increasing rejection of the criteria of pure art in any field of the time. It was simply that the shattering effects of war bore on French complacency, hence a change of popular taste into or preference for serious entertainment, which satisfied audiences as artistic, useful and meaningful (Lein). Sarter?s and Camus? existentialist theater was that literary theater that was grounded both on ideology and philosophy and, at the same time, responsive to the honest yearnings of a new public."
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The Philosophies of Freud and Sartre, 2002.
This paper explains and contrasts the philosophies of Freud and Sartre in relationship to man's responsibility for his acts.
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The paper explains Freud's Psychoanalysis Theory and Sartre's belief that man is conscious and free. The paper argues that there is a sharp contrast between Freud who says a person acting from the impulses of his repressions cannot be responsible for his acts because they are unconscious, and Sartre who says a person has always had an awareness of what happens to him and is always accountable for his every deed. The paper states Sartre argues that what Freud claims as unconscious repression is only self-deception.
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"Freud, however, also theorizes that the unconscious mind changes the form or appearance of these repressed thoughts so that the superego will not recognize them and punish the ego with a sense of guilt. Either dreams occur in the person or he turns into a neurotic. By theorizing this way, Freud seems to have admitted that the unconscious mind is not so unconscious, after all, if it can shrewdly elude the superego. The unconscious mind, by Freud?s own theory, can even deceive the superego and try to look like something else."
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Jean-Paul Sartre, 2003.
An analysis of the life and ideals of Jean-Paul Sartre.
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This paper describes the life of Jean-Paul Sartre, French author, literary critic, activist, and most famously, philosopher. It looks at how Sartre was a key figure in the development of existentialism, the idea that destiny depends solely on the individual. It takes examples from his life and analyzes them in terms of how they influenced his theories. Just as the work of the philosopher and his existence are intertwined, the chronological details of Sartre's life are interwoven with explanations of his key ideas.
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"Sartre?s most famous book, Being and Nothingness, has infinite ambition: it aims to declare the meaning of being itself. When someone is born, he declares, they are nothing. It is only through choices and experience that they become a self. ?Man invents his road and realizes himself... it is he who must make himself (Lafarge 134). But sometimes people attempt to deny the need to choose. He gives the example of a woman who must decide whether or not to respond to her date?s affections. If he reaches for her hand, she can decide to either pull away or let her hand stay. This choice is one that will be made in passion, for it deals with emotions: love, disgust, contempt, attraction, longing, fear. From this example he introduces the idea of ?acting in bad faith.? When he takes her hand, she tries to avoid the painful necessity of a decision to accept or reject him, by pretending not to notice, leaving her hand in his as if she were not aware of it."
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The Existentialism of Sartre, 2003.
This paper is an extensive examination of Jean-Paul Sartre's concept of existentialism and his influence on twentieth century thought and arts.
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This paper explains that, although the seeds of existentialism may have been sown by Soren Kierkegaard and Friedrich Nietzsche in the nineteenth century, it was not until almost 200 years later that Jean-Paul Sartre, a French philosopher, brought his concept of existential philosophy to its pinnacle through his novels, short stories, plays, essays and theoretical works. The author points out that existentialism began as a revolt against traditional Western philosophy, specifically attacking the metaphysical philosophy of existence by traditional schools of thought. The paper relates that the fact that Sartre was an atheist, as were a majority of the great existential thinkers, such as Nietzsche, adds to the significance of his 'existence precedes essence' view. The author analyzes the reasons behind the popularity of Sartre and his works.
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"Although Sartrean existentialism has lost much of its former glory since his death in 1980, his legacy still lives on, and this is not just through his own writings. Sartre was able to bring existentialism to a global scale, but more importantly, have a profound influence not only on philosophy, but in the arts, theater, and literature of the twentieth century as well. Examples of existential themes can be found in modern art, which attempts to show the reality of our existence instead of portraying reality as something it is not, or what world-renowned theologian Professor Paul Tillich calls "dishonest beautification"."
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Sartre's Existentialist Philosophy, 2004.
Looks at the basic premise of Sartre's existentialist philosophy.
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This paper explains that the ability to choose and make decisions is a basic premise of Sartre's existentialist philosophy. It explains how, from this basic premise, Sartre formed his ideas on "being", self-identity, freedom, and responsibility.
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"Sartre?s existentialist philosophy maintains that existence is created through choices made by one?s self. He denied the existence of human nature, and asserted that the existence and identity of humanity is determined by the choices that individuals make. Decision itself is at the core of Sartre?s theory, and he sees every moment from birth onward as a choice made by the individual. Even if a person neglects to make a decision, he still made the choice not to choose."
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Human Emotion in Sartre, 2006.
This paper analyzes Sartre's beliefs on human emotions.
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In this article, the writer considers Sartre's views on human emotions and places them within the context of his larger philosophy to show that he accounts for emotions in much the same way that he accounts for thought, action, and will in the first place. The writer points out that Sartre places primacy on freedom to think and act. Several objections to his views are offered and dealt with to prove his points.
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"Jean-Paul Sartre, in the works titled Sketch for a Theory of the Emotions and Existentialism and Human Emotions, develops his theory of emotions and attempts to tie this critical aspect of human nature to his philosophy of human agency and existence in a chaotic world. He argues that people choose emotions through a process of transforming perspectives to accommodate the material world as they find it, and that emotions are therefore willful acts to be controlled and ordered in order to be more fully integrated into a person's approach to life. This paper will briefly outline Sartre's view of the emotions (within the larger context of existentialism) and will consider a number of objections to those views in light of how Sartre might have answered them."
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