Philosophy 1033 – week 2 study questions(Chegg didn\'t have philosophy as a subj
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Philosophy 1033 – week 2 study questions(Chegg didn't have philosophy as a subject option)
Write a paragraph (single-spaced and normal font) on each of the following. Paraphrase views in your own words; do not include quotations from the book/text. Do not re-write the questions themselves; just include your responses.
Responses are due in your discussion section ICON dropbox before the start of class on Friday. A paper copy is also due in class.
1. Do you think that Sartre is right that we sometimes hold back on expressing our freedom, and then feel a sense of self-violation or regret? Illustrate your response with an example.
2. An objection to Sartre is that even though we are free to try to craft our essence, reality sometimes gets in the way – in the form of our own limitations, or the outside world, or the freedom of others. What is one example? What do you think is the best response that Sartre could give to this sort of case?
3. Very briefly – who is one person (in history, in contemporary times, in literature or film) that you think exemplifies the Sartrean ideal of finding an outlet for their freedom?
Explanation / Answer
Answer
1. Yes, Sartre is right. Sometimes we feel things but cannot express and hold back ourselves, regretting it later. As we live in a society where an individual's thinking and approach to see things in a different perspective will make us look selfish, disrespectful, and disobedient. So sometimes an individual just compromises and live as per the rules laid down by the society. For example, one cannot argue with his/her professor expressing their point of view and so, they remain quite even though they knew that they have different approach.
2. Sartre would define this sort of case as oppression which states that one class deprives the members of other class and freedom to do anything they like. The powerful group would exploit the powerless group if they do things their way and live as their wish.
3. The one person that exemplifies the Sartrean ideal of finding an outlet for their freedom is David Banach.