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Choice and Value in the Views of Jean Paul Sartre

of human undertakings," saying that if they reject Gods commandments, then life itself becomes nothing but an exercise in capricio...

Humanism and Existentialism

whatever they become, defining their being through a projection of what they foresee of themselves in the future....

Existentialism, God, and Man’s Purpose

The philosophy of existentialism originated among late nineteenth century philosophers such as Keirkegaard...

Similar Values of the Greek Stoics and Jean Paul Sartre

of the fact that the Stoics believed that natural evils were an aspect of existence that could not be overcome, those who possesse...

Jean Paul Sartre's No Exit

In five pages this paper examines the theme of freedom to make individual choices as depicted in No Exit, a 1944 play by French Ex...

Utopia and Hell Visions in the Works of More, Voltaire, and Sartre

woman who all her life has rejected any opportunity to choose her path in life, as well as any responsibility for her actions; and...

History and Theory

In ten pages and 3 sections student posed questions on Karl Marx's writings, Jean Paul Sartre's historical materialism concepts, a...

Jean Paul Sartre, Taxi Driver Film, and Existentialism

In five pages existentialism is examined and then discussed within the context of Martin Scorsese's film Taxi Driver and Jean Paul...

Taxi Driver, J.P. Sartre, and Existentialism

In fourteen pages this paper considers the philosophical concept existentialism and then applies it to the 1976 film Taxi Driver a...

Essence is Preceded by Existence

is characterized in a particular way; Sartre argues that "conflict is the original meaning of being-for- others." (Baron, 2002, PG...

Student Questions on Theory and History Answered

A paper consisting of ten pages and 3 sections answers various questions on French history, Karl Marx, and Jean Paul Sartre's hist...

Practicality of Existentialism

if coincidences are meaningless activities created by the individual thinker who indeed creates his own universe? It is really dif...

Love in “No Exit”

cousins wife and when he was killed by a tram, Inez took her in (Sartre). But Inez tortured Florence by constantly reminding her o...

Questions on the Philosophies of Hume, Kant, and Sartre Answered

acknowledging it as the source from which the mind receives sensory information. However, Kant argued that the mind cannot know th...

Utilitarianism and Kantian Ethics

In seven pages this report examines Utilitarianism and the ethics of Immanuel Kant in a comparison of the rational and moral views...

Jean-Paul Sartre/The Flies

plagued by both flies and a sense of overwhelming guilt. The stage is dominated by a statue of Zeus, "god of flies and death," whi...

Bad Faith Concept of Jean Paul Sartre

rise to apprehension and fear, the individual then takes refuge in conscious reflection, which forms the second stage. However, th...

Sin and Free Will as Viewed by Jean Paul Sartre

with happiness, but the instant gratification achieved through immoral pleasure is not as good. It goes beyond that. Does one give...

Comparison of Jean Paul Sartre's No Exit and Thomas Mann's Death in Venice

life, which he describes as "solitary, without comradeship" (Mann 9). He makes a choice to experience beauty in his highest form,...

Mahfouz's Arabian Nights and Days and Jean Paul Sartre's No Exit

with the outside world, and the way in which one presents oneself: the desire for this constructed image of the self to be perceiv...

Jean Paul Sartre's 'The Flies' and Aeschylus's 'Oresteia'

Electra, another daughter, lives on with her mother, but despises her for her awful deed. Orestes returns and is goaded by Electra...

Jean Paul Sartre's Existentialism Revealed in His Play No Exit

difficult to define as it is a philosophy that originated with one philosopher (Kierkegaard) but has been embraced by a good numbe...

Roles of Women in Albert Camus' Les Justes and Jean Paul Sartre's Les Mains Sales

he must assassinate Hoederer. Hoederer is a admirable Communist leader whom Hugo likes and respects for his political ideas. Hugo ...

Human Nature and Jean Paul Sartre's Existentialism

In five pages this paper discusses human nature within the context of Sartre's existentialism in a consideration of the contradict...

Jean Paul Sartre's 'The Wall' and Existentialism

In four pages Sartre's short story is examined in terms of how existentialism is contained within. There are no sources listed....

Thomas Hobbes' and Jean Paul Sartre's Theories

In about nine pages short essays consider the contradictions that appear in the theories of Sartre and Hobbes. There is no biblio...

Greek Tragedy and Antigone, a Tragedy by Jean Anouil and The Flies by Jean Paul Sartre

her mother, and the present king, Aegistheus. The play opens with Orestes and his tutor returning to the city. The god Zeus appr...

Perspectives on Human Nature

the pagan world, sex was considered a divine gift and it carried none of the sense of sin and punishment that became associated wi...

Existentialism and No Exit by Jean Paul Sartre

In four pages this paper discusses Sartre's assertion 'Hell is other people' within the context of the existentialism of his play ...

Perspectives of Ideology, Postmodernism, and Existentialism

the distinction between good and evil that is recognizable and notable. In order to understand the link between Nietzsches prem...