Lecture 27 Flashcards
what is the despair of defiance
wants to be in the position to create his own existence - ‘in the beginning god? no - in the beginning me’
construct yourself over against the power that constructed you
who takes on the despair of defiance
Sartre, if you reimpose the premise of a power that establishes oneself (god), Sartre’s perspective looks like that of defiance against that god. Sartre presupposes his work by stating that he does not believe in a power that establishes him
what is the king without a castle metaphor referring ro
despair of defiance - creating another self because its who you want to be in defiance of god and who you are supposed to be, but in reality you are a king without a castle, you rule over nothing
demonic despair
don giovanni - i dont want to be saved, I am my own saviour
