Jean-Paul Sartre

what it means to exist. Sartre believes that we all struggle from authenticity. He also believes we suffer from bad faith. Bad Faith is often called lying to oneself, self deception, or denying to oneself the truth of something one “really” knows is true. Having said that Beauvoir is in bad faith because she believes women are in a constant discriminatory struggle even though their uniqueness might even enhance their power as a collective. Furthermore…

Have you ever wonder why as people grow up that we feel the need to make our own choices and decisions? This need to make our own choices are in every life on this earth. Today there are billions of people on this earth, and for each individual that is born we are born with the right to make our own decisions. A right that, one will eventually in their life span has to take advantage and responsibility of. That right is called Free Will. Furthermore, there are many that support and appreciate…

Philosophology The first thing that comes to mind while writing a paper about philosophy is “why”. The irony in this is that this is what philosophy is about—asking the “why”. Philosophers question the ideas that people often skip past. These questions, no matter how frustrating or mind numbing, can be some of the most important ones we contemplate. Although there is no definitive answer, it is still necessary to question the who, what, and whys of life. From pondering these types of questions…

Sartre is well known for his work in developing existential thought. The question being addressed in this paper is one that asks what Sartre meant by a “monstrous freedom.” In other words, in terms of existentialism, what did this idea of freedom have to do with the way in which human behavior is explained? In order to understand Sartre’s idea of existentialism, then this question of monstrous freedom must be addressed. One author wrote, “there is an infinite gap between the past and the…

“Waiting for Godot” uses stage direction, parallels, uncertainty, and a tragicomedy approach in order to show that Estragon and Vladimir’s lives are meaningless. This also extends to eventually convey Samuel Beckett’s larger commentary on the purpose of human existence. Beckett wants to show how every individual’s life has no purpose or meaning. Before any thorough analysis can be made, it is important to understand the larger, extended metaphor that is this play—a metaphor for humankind. This…

Duality exists across many concepts: dark and light, bad and good, burden and duty, war and peace. However, one of the most valuable is that of the beacon and the gibbet: the notion of carving our own futures for the sake of destiny. This idea is as old as time itself. In Greek mythology, the tale of Icarus is depicted as one of overestimation and pride. As the story goes, Icarus and his father flee imprisonment from the island of Crete using wings built of feathers and wax. His father warns him…

he aim of this paper is to analyse Chris McCandless`s development of his idealistic lifestyle. Chris McCandless is the protagonist of the film “Into the Wild”. He tries to find his real personality and his ultimate freedom. Therefore, he leaves his family, all his material goods and, his social personality behind, to live a life alone. In his journey, he experiences a variety of difficult situations, which most of them he overcomes successfully. The last very demanding obstacle he is not able to…

Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried presents an essentially contradictory narrative premise. Moreover, O’Brien presents himself as the protagonist, narrator, and author of the collection while declaring these roles mutually exclusive. Such oppositions force the reader to employ a synthetic and self-referential analysis to comprehend the internally oppositional narrative. In doing so, one finds that O’Brien’s systematic blurring of definitions accentuates his experiential perspective, rather…

In Soren Kierkegaard’s The Present Age: On The Death of Rebellion, he argues that this generation, now probably considered to be the last 200 years or so in this context, is one of “understanding and reflection, without passion.” He defines passion as a demonstrative willingness to take action in advocacy or living life in such a way that is beyond aimlessness or spectatorship. Defending Kierkegaard’s argument, I will explain how it is not only sensical, but also yet relevant to our ‘present…

Tulane’s production of No Exit was a very fun experience. No Exit itself is a very interesting story, with some very good dialogue. The dialogue really has to be very good, as the entire play takes place in a single room, which leaves a very heavy burden upon the actors to not only remember lines, but to execute them. While no doubt I think Garcin, Inez and Estelle were played a little differently than how Satre intended, the parts were acted well, and I view the differences from the script as…