Existentialism Essay

subjective existence. Consequently, even if God existed, it doesn’t matter, you attain your own self existence only when you are what you project yourself to be, not what you would like to be. (Sartre Pg. 23) Furthermore, the first effect of existentialism is to make you (human being) responsible for your own existence by making you conscious of what you are, hence you are not just responsible of your own individual existence; your responsibility has more weight, hence when you choose for…

stemmed out of another to create another philosophy, another lifestyle, and another culture. Some of the most the important philosophies in American history are Puritanism, Deism, Romanticism, Transcendentalism, Realism, Naturalism, Modernism and Existentialism. Many important authors of the time contemplated and analyzed these ideas that helped shape American society, and to help each individual find his or her place and role in society. Puritanism is the cornerstone of America. It was based on…

Sartre Throughout the twentieth century Sartre made an impact on philosophy with his take of existentialism. Throughout his career he brought about points on the absurdity of reality extending to freedom each person in existence. Many of his philosophies were introduced through novels, “Nausea” being the most notorious of them all. Today, I’m going to delve into one of his major points. In order to crack this philosophical egg, I’m going to reiterate some of Sartre’s other ideas that tie into…

Soren Kierkegaard was born on May 5th, 1813 in Copenhagen, Denmark and died on November 11th, 1855 in Copenhagen. He was a Danish philosopher and theologian who was often viewed as the father of existentialism. He was the seventh and last child of Ane Sørensdatter Lund and Michael Pedersen Kierkegaard. His father had worked himself up to become a businessperson after coming from a background of poverty and slavery, while his mother was the maid of Michael's first wife. One of the factor that…

There is evident constraint within the play Waiting for Godot, how far it is a play about the condition of constraint is a matter that raises some discussion. The play covers constraint in many ways, from the way is has been written and produced, the set and props to the internal world and its story. There is evident constraint portrayed by the characters which is amplifyed by the use of language and their interactions with each other. It is possible to go beyond the simple viewing of the play…

thereof, defines an individual’s place in the world, which will vary, unlike the necessity for the individual to, “…be in the world, to work in it, to live out his life among others…” (Sartre 42). On page 43 of “Existentialism Is a Humanism,” Sartre also claims that very basic point of existentialism is the exposure of the relationship between free commitment and the cultural group that is a result of the freedom of…

Heidegger disagrees with this attempt in a profoundly fundamental way. The paragraph quoted above critiques the widespread metaphysical interpretation of the human essence, which takes its form in the insatiable supply of ‘isms’ (Marxism, existentialism, Christianity, etc.) Thus far, the notion that it is reason, ratio, that separates man from animal, has prevailed as the predominant conception of human essence. Heidegger, disagrees with this, in that he sees that the designation of reason as…

The Stranger by Albert Camus is a book that teaches a philosophical point of view on the meaning of life. The story is about a man referred to as Monsieur Meursault, who believes life is meaningless. Meursault is informed of his mother who had passed away and went to attend her funeral. He gives us details of why he feels life is meaningless by showing no emotion or remorse about the passing of his mother. He isn’t seen sobbing or bawling his eyes out for his mother and even refuses to see his…

choose, that is, invent” said Sartre, showing his idea on how he thinks we should make decisions. In this essay, I will compare the similarity of their ideas towards human morality and show how Nietzsche’s belief can be superior to Satres. Existentialism and Human Emotion by Sartre presents the idea of authenticity, showing how truly moral decision can be made. He suggests that our decision should be free from everything, since our decisions define ourselves. Sartre gives a study case in his…

the absurd which deeply questions the purpose of life itself and attempts to find a true meaning to it. Camus also dug deep into existentialism which questions the meaning of actions taken by human beings and if those actions truly hold a purpose in reality. These philosophical beliefs that Camus had at the time made him very individualistic like other existentialism writers who wrote in his era along with Meursault in The Stranger. To see that Meursault is constantly questioning life is no…