Satre And De Beauvoir

Question 1

What did Satre and De Beauvoir focus on?

Answer 1

Existentialism - the meaning and value of human existence

Question 2

Satre and DB believed what that was new for their time

Answer 2

There is no creator in charge, only us. We are free and responsible for ourselves. We make our own esscence

Question 3

3 Key Quotes of Satre and DB

Answer 3

‘Man makes himself’ - Satre
‘Existence precedes essence’ - Satre
‘One is not born a woman, but becomes one’ - De Beauvoir

Question 4

Performance theory of S and Db

Answer 4

‘Life is an unscripted performance’ - Satre
We are all actors in a stage with no one else’s script to follow. We must write our own. We are trapped in this freedoms and there is no else to blame if our lives fail. The price for freedom is anxiety.

Question 5

Two ways to live of S and Db

Answer 5

Authentically - Using our freedom
In bad faith - denying our freedom and battling against it