Man: Existentialism of Jean Paul Sartre - Hardcover

Chandra Rekha

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 8120837037 ISBN 13: 9788120837034

Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House, 2014

Synopsis

The book is about philosophy of Jean Paul Sartre, who is author of the famous existential dictum that "Existence precedes Essence". He explains a man ontologically as enclosed subjectivity, who finds himself alone in the world as he is not able to understand other subjectivities and is surrounded by objects. With an open and blank future he realizes his absolute freedom and tries to explore his possibilities in relation to outer alien world. With limitations of capabilities the man goes on to become center of this universe and the strongest individual. This man aspires to become God. In this way every man aspires to become god in the form of completeness. In the world of subjectivities where earth becomes full of gods; in the material realization of possibilities, man's aspirations face scarcity, terror and objectification of subjectivity. Sartre is an atheist philosopher in the sense that man alone decides about his life as God never turns up on the scene, thus the philosopher says that Man is condemned to be free.

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About the Author

DR. CHANDRA REKHA, Ph. D. has taught as a research scholar in Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana and P.G. Govt. College, Sector 46, Chandigarh, Haryana.

Edition details

• Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8120837037
• ISBN 13: 9788120837034
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 269