Existentialism

In her report of Nazi SS member Adolph Eichmann's trial in Jerusalem, first published as a series of articles in The New Yorker, Hannah Arendt managed to spark great controversy, both in the academy and among the general public. The primary attack on Arendt was that she seemed to “blame the victim”, in this case the Jews, for their role in their own extermination during the Holocaust. While by no means the focus of her book, this perceived accusation in combination with her portrayal of Eichmann

When your values are clear to you, making decisions become easier,” says Roy E. Disney. Indeed, most of us have and shared different values, which can be social, political, economic, and so on. Albert Camus (translated by Matthew Ward 1989) in his book The Stranger tells the readers a story about a young man called Mersault. Mersault is the main protagonist in Albert Camus’s book The Stranger. Mersault is represented as an ordinary man even though he does not act like others. He is a nonconformist

Sartre’s argument for the claim that without God, a person is “nothing else but what he makes of himself,” is based in the Age of Forlornness. According to Sartre, the existence of God is impossible, since the very concept of God is contradictory, because it would be the achieved in-itself-for-itself. Therefore, if God does not exist, he has not created man according to an idea that fixes his essence, so that man meets his radical freedom. This theory has an ethical consequence in which Sartre affirms

heralded, the lack of clarity and consensus brings about a tension and discussion that has lasted over sixty years. I will look at what I have determined to be the three most predominant interpretations of the play, including anti-Christianity, existentialism, and nihilism. By also examining Beckett’s life and influences, I believe

Chloe Martinez ENGL 3000 Professor Richard Joines 31 October 2017 Play Analysis Samuel Beckett’s plays illustrate the concepts of existentialism, such as identity, authenticity, and anxiety. A primary idea throughout Beckett’s plays is the character’s need to do something in order to feel fulfilled. This provides a false sense of purpose, and some characters are aware that they are just going through the motions, whereas others are not. The two plays that I will be using to develop this idea are

Rogers’s person centred theory and aspects of its practice have been subjected to quite some criticism over the years. Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson (2012), In his book ‘against therapy’ confronts the core conditions of person centred therapy by arguing that a therapist is only able to superficially suspend his judgement because the session is limited to a certain time duration. He, further suggests that in this manner, the therapist is not truly himself with the client or else he would judge the client

Rogers’s person centred theory and aspects of its practice have been subjected to quite some criticism over the years. Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson (2012), In his book ‘against therapy’ confronts the core conditions of person centred therapy by arguing that a therapist is only able to superficially suspend his judgement because the session is limited to a certain time duration. He, further suggests that in this manner, the therapist is not truly himself with the client or else he would judge the client

The skill of questioning has a long history and is a part of every makeup of every human living on Earth. The result of any inquisition can show that the individual of any society is not fully the same as his co-inhabitor. People can have different definitions about what makes a happy life. Some will lean towards the financially materialistic end with money, toys, and electronics, among other things. Others will travel to another level and say examples that can include family, health, faith, and

One concept of existentialism is the Absurd. French philosopher, Albert Camus, was concerned about the human condition. Individuals desire to have a life full of meaning, and for many people, they will devote their entire life trying to find it. However, there are downsides to the human condition, because humans seek rational answers to the philosophical questions they ask. It causes them to look at the universe and expect the universe to provide them with such answers. Even though they receive no

Conformity in Camus' The Stranger (The Outsider)  Camus' novel The Stranger presents the character of Meursault who, after killing an Arab, is sentenced to death. This conflict portrays the stark contrast between the morals of society and Meursault's evident lack of them; he is condemned to death, less for the Arab's murder, than for refusing to conform to society's standards. Meursault is an anomaly in society; he cannot relate directly to others because he does not live as they do. Meursault