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Understanding the Absurdity of the World through Sartre's Philosophy
TLDR Sartre's philosophy delves into the absurdity of everyday life, influenced by thinkers like Husserl, emphasizing the creation of meaning by individuals and the responsibility to determine one's essence.
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The concept of the absurdity of the world, as discussed by Sartre, suggests that paying close attention to everyday things can reveal their strangeness and provoke deeper philosophical reflections.
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Life is full of absurdities that we navigate purposefully, according to Sartre, who was influenced by philosophers like Husserl in trying to remove human biases from our experiences.
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Husserl's phenomenology suggests that to truly understand existence, we must strip away human biases and study raw phenomena as they are.
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Sartre's experience on mescaline led him to realize that human beings create meaning in the world rather than it being preordained by a higher power, challenging the traditional belief in essence proposed by Plato and Aristotle.
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Human beings create their own essence and meaning in the world, challenging the traditional belief in preordained essence proposed by Plato and Aristotle.
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Human beings must choose and create the meaning of their own lives, as existentialism emphasizes the responsibility of individuals to determine their essence.
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Bad faith involves accepting convenient beliefs rather than confronting the truth, as illustrated by Sartre's example of a waiter who convinces himself he has no choice but to remain in his unfulfilling job.
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People often avoid making difficult life decisions by convincing themselves they have no choice, leading to long-term agony in an attempt to avoid short-term discomfort according to Sartre.
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