Optimistic meditations on Sartre's existentialism
In an attempt to highlight the optimism of Sartre's Existentialism, this paper investigates the two main fundamentals of existence, namely the Death of God and freedom, as articulated by Sartre in Existentialism is a Humanism (1946). The paper clarifies some misunderstandings concerning both co...
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| description | In an attempt to highlight the optimism of Sartre's Existentialism, this paper investigates the two main fundamentals of existence, namely the Death of God and freedom, as articulated by Sartre in Existentialism is a Humanism (1946). The paper clarifies some misunderstandings concerning both concepts and their existential repercussions, arguing that Sartre's Existentialism is more optimistic than pessimistic due to the rational link between freedom, responsibility, anguish, and hope. To better understand this link, the paper examines some different types of optimism, namely realistic optimism and unrealistic optimism, emphasizing that the erroneous association between Sartre's Existentialism and pessimism stems from confusing unrealistic optimism with anguish and hope. Thus, the paper concludes that Sartre does not deny freedom or hope, but views humans as dynamic subjects that are responsible for their freedom and universality, which constitutes the core of realistic optimism. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b547234fcfec42cb9e653b21e62ec7592025-02-06T05:12:45ZengElsevierSocial Sciences and Humanities Open2590-29112025-01-0111101322Optimistic meditations on Sartre's existentialismMalek J. Zuraikat0Mona Malkawi1Sarah Mashreqi2Department of English, Yarmouk University, Shafiq Irshidat St, Irbid, 21163, Jordan; Corresponding author.Department of Translation, Yarmouk University, Irbid, JordanYarmouk University, Irbid, JordanIn an attempt to highlight the optimism of Sartre's Existentialism, this paper investigates the two main fundamentals of existence, namely the Death of God and freedom, as articulated by Sartre in Existentialism is a Humanism (1946). The paper clarifies some misunderstandings concerning both concepts and their existential repercussions, arguing that Sartre's Existentialism is more optimistic than pessimistic due to the rational link between freedom, responsibility, anguish, and hope. To better understand this link, the paper examines some different types of optimism, namely realistic optimism and unrealistic optimism, emphasizing that the erroneous association between Sartre's Existentialism and pessimism stems from confusing unrealistic optimism with anguish and hope. Thus, the paper concludes that Sartre does not deny freedom or hope, but views humans as dynamic subjects that are responsible for their freedom and universality, which constitutes the core of realistic optimism.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S259029112500049XDeath of godExistentialismOptimismResponsibilitySartre |
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| topic | Death of god Existentialism Optimism Responsibility Sartre |
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