Tag Archives: Jean-Paul Sartre
Is There a Point to the Universe?
“The more the universe seems comprehensible, the more it also seems pointless. … “So says renowned physicist and Nobel Laureate Steven Weinberg in his 1977 book “The First Three Minutes: A Modern View of the Origin of the Universe)” In … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Camus, cosmology, creation, evolution, homo sapiens, human race, Jean-Paul Sartre, Karl Popper, meaning of life
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Before The Law
Franz Kafka’s Before the Law is a deliciously ambiguous parable that is part of his 1925 novel The Trial – about a man from the country who goes to the king’s castle in order to gain entry before the Law. … Continue reading
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Tagged allegory, Before the Law, Existentialism is a Humanism, fate, Franz Kafka, Jean-Paul Sartre, meaning of life, parable, reason for being
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Existentialism Revisited
In Macbeth William Shakespeare reveals himself to be somewhat of an early Existentialist, when Lady Macbeth kills herself, and Macbeth reacts as follows: Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage … Continue reading
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Tagged absurdism, Albert Camus, Existence, existentialism, fate, Franz Kafka, Friedrich Nietzsche, Jean-Paul Sartre, life, meaning, Paul Tillich, purpose of life, Walter Kaufmann
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