Sartre and Bad Faith
Can we lie to ourselves? Bad Faith and Freedom in Sartre’s thought Commonly, one say that the bad faith consists to maintain against all…
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Can we lie to ourselves? Bad Faith and Freedom in Sartre’s thought Commonly, one say that the bad faith consists to maintain against all…
Plato’s thought: A philosophy of reason Plato was a Greek philosopher known and recognized for having allowed such a considerable philosophical work. The sensible…
The state of nature is a concept used in political philosophy by most Enlightenment philosophers, such as Thomas Hobbes and John Locke. The state of nature is a representation of human existence prior to…
Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus are two major icons of the French intellectual life in the 20th century, particularly in the years 1940-1960. Their…
It is often said that philosophy is too complex. That is true. But it is essentially linked to the technical language that philosophers deploy…
Foucault’s definition of power is simple enough: power is a struggle for powers. Note that the term “power” here is not written in the…
This is the most famous quote by Blaise Pascal, a French philosopher. This is an excerpt of Thoughts: Man is a reed, the weakest…
“Death is nothing to us” according to Epicurus The theory that the wise man knows no fear of death is based on the materialism…
In daily life, nothing is really sure for the subject. Even obvious truths are doubtful: should I live here or there, should I forgive…
Leviathan, subtitled Treaty of matter, form and power of an ecclesiastical and civil republic, is a work by the English philosopher Thomas Hobbes whose…
Merleau-Ponty’s phenomenology: Body, Dialectics and Perception Maurice Merleau-Ponty is one of the greatest figures in phenomenology, with Husserl, Sartre and Heidegger. He mainly wrote:…
Gasset and Barbarians The Revolt of the Masses, by Gasset, is a paradoxical essay in an era of “runs and falls” and “calm in…
Summary and Analysis of Schopenhauer’s Work: The World as Will and as Representation The World as Will and Representation, published in 1819, by Arthur…
If you want to know more about Thoreau’s thinking, maybe it’s simply a matter of treading his footsteps, in the nature closest to his…
The importance of moral philosophy in philosophy Moral Philosophy is one of the major schools of philosophy. Moral philosophy relates to practical philosophy, while…
No Exit and the question of other people This quote by Jean-Paul Sartre is one of his most famous. It exemplifies his stance as an existentialist philosopher, and…
Kant and Hume: A philosophical controversy In this article, the positions of Kant and Hume will be presented regarding the relationship between reason and…
The consumer society by Baudrillard : A sociological approach to capitalism Consumer society, by Jean Baudrillard, is a major contribution to contemporary sociology and…
Plato vs Aristotle: Compared Philosophies Undeniably, Plato and Aristotle are the two rock stars of Greek Philosophy. Plato created idealism and Aristotle, later recuperated by Thomas Aquinas, became the official doctrine…
Let us then begin by dismissing all the facts, because they do not touch the question.Without going as far as Rousseau in this famous…