Jean Paul Sartres Exisentialism Flashcards

(10 cards)

1
Q

Existence proceeds essence

A

Contrasts the idea that we have human nature that we can inherit

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2
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Initially a person is nothing

A

A person is there own maker in a way that we will choose who and what we become

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3
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Intersubjectivity

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Not only are people responsible with their individuality but all people

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4
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Subjectivity

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What we make of ourselves

By extension, intersubjectivity: in choosing ourselves we choose everyone

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5
Q

Anguish

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Feeling accompanying subjectivity

Our responsibility of “choosing everyone”

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6
Q

Forlorsnness

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Left to face the consequences of god not existing

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7
Q

Despair

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The feeling that comes with knowing there is no reality except in action

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8
Q

Moral choice is like making a work of art

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It is what it is or it cannot be what it’s not

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9
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Existentialism

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Don’t pronounce worst aspect but rather optimistic toughness

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10
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We are not born a certain way

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It is our actions which announce who and what we are

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