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    We are not free- Really

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    Justina Kedzierski September 24‚ 2013 Dr. Dolgin Tuesday Night English 101 We are not free- Really “Freedom is what you do with what’s been done to you‚” said French philosopher‚ Jean-Paul Sartre. This is how majority of people live day to day without realization that they are. According to Webster’s dictionary freedom is defined as‚ “the power or right to act‚ speak‚ or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint. “ We the people believe that we are “free” when‚ in fact‚ we are not

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    Jean-Paul Sartre writes‚ in his essay‚ "Existentialism"‚ that an individual’s responsibility extends not only to him or herself‚ but also to all of humanity. He believes that we must take this into account for every decision we make. This extra accountability can cause distress for an individual because of the pressure that it brings. In Lorraine Hansberry’s play‚ Les Blancs‚ Tshembe is faced with an important decision that will not only affect his own life‚ but the lives of his whole nation.

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    I think ownership strongly influences the way we see ourselves. But‚ first of all‚ what do we mean by ownership? When I normally think of ownership‚ I think of all the material things that I owe: clothes‚ a cellphone‚ roller skates... But‚ as Jean-Paul Sartre‚ a twentieth century philosopher‚ pointed out we don’t just owe material things; we are owners of personal skills‚ goals‚ dreams‚ relations and so much more. And all this is what really shapes the way we think of ourselves. In my opinion what

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    this paper I will be looking at two existentialist in particular: Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus. Camus sees the existential position as an acceptance of the “absurd” human condition whereas Sartre sees it as a freedom to define oneself – a radical freedom. These are two distinct models of existentialism‚ and the schism can be exemplified in comparing their views of freedom. In this paper I will argue that Camusian freedom is far less restrictive than the radical freedom found in Sartre. Initially

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    Alan Watts FAMOUS AS: Philosopher‚ Writer & Speaker BORN ON: 06 January 1915 BORN IN: Chislehurst‚ Kent‚ England DIED ON: 16 November 1973 NATIONALITY: United Kingdom WORKS & ACHIEVEMENTS: Popular philosopher known for his Eastern philosophy and Zen teachings‚ Wrote famous books like The Way of Zen (1957)‚ Psychotherapy East and West (1961)‚ The New Alchemy (1958) and The Joyous Cosmology (1962). Alan Watts or Alan Wilson Watts was a British philosopher‚ writer‚ and speaker who

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    An analysis of how the first paragraph of The Metamorphosis supports the theory of Determinism . The theory of determinism states that all events are the consequence of prior events. Determinism is based on the scientific theory of cause and effect. An example of cause and effect is as follows: if a glass were to fall on a surface and break‚ then its breaking would be as a result of the collision of the glass and the surface; indicating that every occurrence has a cause. The literary work

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    Platonic idealism is put into the novel Never Let Me Go. The founders of Hailsham were trying to find out if the students had a mind of their own. If they had a soul like normal humans or were they just heartless clones that knew nothing? Jean Paul Sartre believed in existence proceeds essence. What this means is what you do is all up to your freewill. Your destiny is created by what you do in life. Miss Emily says‚ “That it might look as though you

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    EXISTENTIALISM is a 20th century philosophy that is centered upon the analysis of existence and of the way humans find themselves existing in the world. The notion is that humans exist first and then each individual spends a lifetime changing their essence or nature.  In simpler terms‚ existentialism is a philosophy concerned with finding self and the meaning of life through free will‚ choice‚ and personal responsibility. The belief is that people are searching to find out who and what they are

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    http://www.americanhumanist.org/3/HumandItsAspirations.php [Accessed 7 Aug 2012] [ 21 ] [ 26 ]. Margaret Atwood‚ The Handmaid’s Tale‚ (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt‚ 1986) [ 27 ] [ 28 ]. Sonama State University‚ Sartre Summary‚ (Feb 2002) http://www.sonoma.edu/users/d/daniels/Sartre%20sum.html [ 29 ] [ 34 ]. Nancy Scheper-Hughes‚ The Ends of the Body: Commodity Fetishism and the Global Traffic in Organs‚ (John Hopkins University Press‚ 2002) Access by Lancaster University‚ http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/sais_review/v022/22

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    Socialistworld.net‚ 17 Apr. 2011. Web. 1 Mar. 2013. <http://www.socialistworld.net/doc/5008>. 4. Onof‚ Christian J. "Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy." Www.iep.utm.edu. Www.iep.utm.edu‚ 17 Jan. 2010. Web. 05 Mar. 2013. <http://www.iep.utm.edu/sartre-ex/>. 5. Smith‚ Yves. "Naked Capitalism." Naked Capitalism RSS. Naked Capitalism‚ 24 Sept. 2010. Web. 05 Mar. 2013. <http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2010/09/movie-inside-job.html> 6. "Inside Job (2010)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved

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