Jean-Paul Sartre By Baileigh Massengale, Samantha Bates, Erica Degue, and Gabriel Baddal

Biography Born June 21, 1905 in Paris, France. He was an only child of Jean-Baptiste Sartre and Anne-Marie Schweitzer, but his father died when he was an infant. He was raised by his mother and grandparents. He became interested in philosophy after reading Henri Bergson’s essay, “Time and Free Will.” Attended high school at Lycée Henri IV and then attended Ecole Normale Supérieure after two years of preparation. During his studies at Ecole Normale Supérieure, he met Raymond Aron, Simone de Beauvoir, Maurice Merleau-Ponty He passed the Agrégation on his second attempt. Moved to Meudon to live with grandparents Notable philosophers

Spiritual History Atheism He believed that human existence was nothing and everything that was created, was created by our creation. He believed there were two kinds of beings which were… “Being-in-itself” Being complete with having no reason for its being (no afterlife) “Being-for-itself” No fixed eternal nature and corresponds to human nature. (we're here because were here) Used religious language and imagery throughout his writing He used to believe that humans were completely free individuals, but did acknowledge later on that human did have certain boundaries.

Existential Jean-Paul Sartre believes that humans are here for no reason. He believes that we are here just because. He has the theory of Being-for-itself which is we are here for no reason. The quote “Every existing thing is born without reason, prolongs itself out of weakness, and dies by chance” -Jean-Paul Sartre “I do not believe in God; his existence has been disproved by Science. But in the concentration camp, I learned to believe in men.” -Jean-Paul Sartre

Sartre’s Ethics Had a Philosophical view on Atheism stating it was being taken for granted Sartre strongly believed that people were always free no matter how segregated or objectified they always have the gift of freedom and consciousness meaning they all can possibly making something out of their circumstances. When one person becomes free then comes total responsibility if one declares that they will take responsibility of themselves and their actions then they have achieved. One’s individual conscience reflects on one’s philosophy and principles on their life Individuals that claim that it's “just the way I am” is a statement of deception and only yourself can control your consciousness and your feelings towards your freedom Being-in-itself vs Being-for-itself Being-in-itself: Beings that have definable and complete essence without any consciousness Being-for-itself: Sartre uses this term to describe humans since they are defined by their possessions and consciousness of their own existence

Philosopher Influences Rene Descartes Phenomenology(reality consists of objects and events that's understood by human consciousness) was what Descartes and Sartre agreed on. They believed that reality is a self-aware, free, thinking subject in contrast to a material, unconscious object. Martin Heidegger His efforts towards comprehending the word “being” contributed to Sartre’s belief of being-in- itself and being-for-itself. Edmund Gustav Albrecht Husserl Pursued the making of phenomenology with Sartre in Logical Investigations. Immanuel Kant Finds the philosophical styles of existentialism irresponsible and the people who came up with it to be madmen and not thinkers. He is a christian while Sartre is an atheist.

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