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Dominican University of California

In Defense of the Individual: Jean-Paul Satre's Quest for Authenticity

Abstract

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<p>This thesis aims to prevent the possible misunderstanding that Sartre’s philosophy is solely pessimistic. It is my position Sartre the individual is not destined to impotence and isolation. Rather, the individual, for Sartre, is ultimately the bearer of significant meaning, an agent of meaningful action, and a being capable of profound solidarity with the other. This is so precisely because the individual has the possibility of choice and with choice comes the possibility for solidarity.</p> <p>-Thesis excerpt-</p>

Degree

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Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Arts
Level thesis:degree_level
Master's Thesis
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Humanities
Year
1997

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Barnes, Lorraine Leslie

Subjects

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Identifiers

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oai:scholar.dominican.edu:humanities-print-theses-1197

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Barnes, Lorraine Leslie. In Defense of the Individual: Jean-Paul Satre's Quest for Authenticity. Master's Thesis thesis, 1997. https://scholar.dominican.edu/humanities-print-theses/198