Lecture 18

Question 1

subjectivity must be our point of departure

Answer 1

existence precedes essence

Question 2

existence precedes essence

Answer 2

we born first and then give our life purpose

Question 3

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Answer 3

essence precede existence, purpose precedes its creation

Question 4

how would essence preceed existence in theism

Answer 4

• if human being is created by god, god must have first had concept and then brought about human beings
  
  • goes for general humans and individual
    
    • individual purpose and role
      
      • essence preceeds existence

Question 5

what is sates position on athiestic existentialism

Answer 5

it is more consistent

Question 6

what does existence preceding essence mean

Answer 6

man exists first and then defines himself
- to begin with he is nothing
- he will not be anything until later
- and then he will be what he makes of himself
- thus there is no human nature
- there is no God to have conception of it

Question 7

what makes humans difference than other things in terms of existence preceding essence

Answer 7

has to do with human self consciousness and freedom. humans are not simply animals of instinct

Fungus does not have self consciousness and freedom

Question 8

what is phenomenology

Answer 8

philosophy of experience

Question 9

what was the point of sartes phenomenology of humanity

Answer 9

being in itself and being for us

being for us is being able to relate things. part of our experience surrounded by inanimate objectes, and subject to the laws of nature despite us ourselves not being subject to laws of nature.

we are not simply being blown away like leaves , we are one step behind reality
(this is nothingness, as in being and nothingness)

Question 10

why does objective meaning require god

Answer 10

because without god, there is no reason to do anything and there is no right or wrong way to do that. blueprint to humanity presupposed some kind of judge/god

Question 11

what doe sarte mean by essence

Answer 11

objective purpose or morality

Question 12

Sartre position on “take care of sick mother vs go to war, what do i do?”

Answer 12

• no objective right choice
• even if you choose old values, you have chosen that
  
  • no such thing as no choice
    
    • bad faith
    • denial of freedom
      
      • its on you

Question 13

what does sarte mean when he says you essentially get to choose how you live

Answer 13

• correct way (kraal) is that moral values is something i choose
  
  • human being cant just choose to be giraffe
  • whether i want to follow golden rule or not is up to me