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Understanding Consciousness and Freedom in Sartre's Philosophy
TLDR Sartre's philosophy explores the relationship between consciousness and the external physical world, emphasizing the active directedness of consciousness towards being in itself. He argues that consciousness is the source of nothingness in our awareness of the world, leading to feelings of anguish and the responsibility of our actions.
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Consciousness is freedom, but the distinction between consciousness and the external physical world creates uncertainty in perceiving reality.
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Consciousness and the external physical world are unified, challenging the traditional Cartesian subject-object perspective.
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Sartre and Parmenides both describe being in itself as a timeless, unchanging existence, but Sartre emphasizes consciousness as the key to understanding the interaction between being for itself and being in itself.
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Consciousness, according to Sartre, is not a static entity but an active directedness towards being in itself, cutting out the middleman between objects in the world and our perception of them.
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Consciousness is the source of nothingness in our awareness of the world, as exemplified by situations like compulsive gambling that highlight the constant need for resolutions in the face of past decisions.
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Freedom is the ability to choose in every moment, leading to feelings of anguish as we face the responsibility of our actions, according to Sartre.
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Consciousness, according to Sartre, aims to eliminate the concept of the unconscious mind as a scapegoat for avoiding responsibility and acknowledging true freedom.
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Emotions, according to Sartre, are intentional choices that we make as strategies to escape unpleasant situations in the world.
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Emotions, according to Sartre, are intentional choices made as strategies to escape unpleasant situations in life, including anger which can be used to restore a sense of honor and avoid feeling subhuman.
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