Write a roughly 1500 argumentative essay
Write a roughly 1500 argumentative essay on one of the topics below and a 1-2 page handout accompanying the essay:
1. Sartrecharacterizesourrelationship with the Other as, in part, an attempt to achievesomethingimpossible. Doyouagree with Sartre’s account? Why or why not?
3. What would Sartre say is “wrong”—or “right”—with the Underground Man? Do you agree with Sartre’s take? Why or why not?
5. If Sartre is correct about the formal character of our fundamental project, is Kierkegaardian despair unavoidable no matter what—that is, whether God does or does not exist? Is Sartre in fact correct?
Requirements: 1500-2000
i will be attaching a sample draft of what the additional 2 page handout should consist of — its like a detailed outline. Also will attach my notes from class.
work on this:
Prompt 1. Sartre characterizes our relationship with the Other as, in part, an attempt to achieve something impossible. Do you agree with Sartre’s account? Why or why not?
Answer preview
Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre is perceived by many within the philosophy discipline as one of the most influential philosophers of all time. Even though his work has attracted considerable criticism over the years, Sartre’s theories on existentialism and freedom cement his position amongst the most influential Western philosophers of the twentieth century (Gordon, 2014). One of the famous lines from a 1944 philosophical play by Sartre titled “No Exit” is “Hell is other people” (Gordon, 2014). This play is widely considered to advance the theme that human relationships are characterized by conflicts (Gordon, 2014). This interpretation is supported by Sartre’s discussion of human relationships in his most famous work, Being and Nothingness. In this philosophical work, Sartre characterizes people’s relationship with the Other as an attempt to attain something impossible. This paper will start with a brief outline of Sartre’s theory of being, especially as it relates to the existence of others as presented in Being and Nothingness. The
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