Michele Dalon Studies in Politics and Literature Political Science 4234 – Fall 2014 Examination #1 – Question 3 The works of Henrik Ibsen and Jean Paul Sartre have parallels. In order to understand the relationship between Sartre and Ibsen, it is important to analyze these two works from an existential perspective. Both Ibsen and Sartre explore the notion of freedom. Specifically, there are strong themes of freedom in Sartre’s The Flies and Ibsen’s A Doll’s House. In both plays, a focus is
Although Existentialism is not a branch of philosophy, it refers and relates to various philosophical beliefs like individual freedom and subjectivity. Jean-Paul Sartre and Friedrich Nietzsche didn't focus on traditional morality, but instead an ethics based on authenticity showing a relationship between human creativity and moral values. Sartre and Nietzsche had several similarities in their approaches, but where there are similarities there are also differences. After we take a closer look to some
Nisa Narimanova Research Essay Are Human Beings Intrinsically Good? The universe is full of various human beings who are different from each other. While some are characterized as good, on the other hand, some are defined as bad. What does actually mean to be good or bad? Why some of them are good, but others are so bad? Are human beings intrinsically good? There is a wide discussion regarding this question. Whereas some people might think that people are intrinsically good, yet some of
Mercedes Wong PHIL 2306 Dr. Cimpean 21 April 2015 Research Essay: Simone de Beauvoir The intellectual capacity of woman has been looked down upon for ages. According to French existentialist philosopher, Simone de Beauvoir, the reality of gender oppression stems from the power men have, “History has shown that men have always held concrete powers, from patriarchy’s earliest times they have deemed it useful to keep woman in a state of dependence… Their codes were set against her…she
that show the existence of luck and its importance on destiny of human beings? There were many researches all around the world, in which people came up with different ideas but none of them was logical enough to convince them. What is written in this essay, is another shot of informative ideas and facts, begging to end in a result. Comparing thoughts of two people, a lucky and unlucky one, may help us reach a better level of understanding. Almost all of the lucky people are those who actually don't
individual toward a future where the events of the given present are considered the past. Using this definition, a coherent timeline of the individual can be easily established. However, modern philosophers such as Martin Heidegger, Jacques Derrida, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Edmund Husserl have addressed time within
revolution. Thus they managed to convey their message and make people feel the same way they feel. There are always these obstacles that hinder the resistance spirit such as ignorance, irrationality and the psychological fear of change. Moreover, Jean Paul Sartre says that “there are some people who escape from their freedom” (from
Woman: God’s second mistake? Friedrich Nietzsche, a German philosopher, who regarded ‘thirst for power’ as the sole driving force of all human actions, has many a one-liners to his credit. ‘Woman was God’s second mistake’, he declared. Unmindful of the reactionary scathing criticism and shrill abuses he invited for himself, especially from the ever-irritable feminist brigade. The fact and belief that God never ever commits a mistake, brings Nietzsche’s proclamation dashingly down into the dust bin