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what Sartre says about the two there seems to be a gap separating the
bridge this gap. Though Sartre does not write a great amount on how
Bad Faith
does, but in the process of doing it one denies that one is doing this
behavior.
In Being and Nothingness, Sartre describes a scene at a café in
faith by saying:
the way a table is a table. To do this is to turn one’s self into an object
and to deny one’s freedom. This is precisely what bad faith entails, the
denial of one’s freedom to make other possibilities for one’s self. The
waiter is not fully aware of himself as having this freedom and in this
Conversion
we say to ourselves “Oh my, what have I been doing all this time?",
after someone brings to light the objectified view of what one is doing.
Being. What he calls the For-Itself is the Self we create through our
exist, we would collapse into the In-Itself, which is the other side and
For-Itself's attempt to be" (1983, pp. 472). This failure that brings
When the front of one side of the battle continues to lose men to the
point in which there are only two men left, the conversion is close to
being brought about. One experiences the death of his last comrade
order to be, and to fail at all these tricks, and to be conscious of this
failure" (1983, pp. 472). The last one standing is conscious of that
other two" (1983, pp. 473). With this unity of the two one can reach
intuition without relief' that gives the For-Itself to itself with evidence
that is both apodictic and adequate" (Morelli, pp. 61). This is going to
be the main part of what it is to be authentic.
Authenticity
pp. 474). What this entails has been briefly mentioned already; if
mulling over what needs to be done about something let the thought
come and turn that idea into action. What one must realize though,
and am not"(1983, pp. 475). This is saying that while in the mode of
no doubt of a tension involved. One side pulls one way for the amount
of time needed to develop just in time to have the other side pull the
other way. Again this is the amount of time needed to fully develop.
Sartre shows this through love as there is a same form of tension. One
person pulls what they need from the other person, just in time for the
other person to start pulling their way. He states, "So in love itself, at
its heart, there will be, if it is authentic, this being or not being, and
thus a fundamental anxiety that this love might not be" (1983, pp.
love. This is precisely what one does in relation to its for-itself and in-
pulling out of the war only has meaning when it is experienced, that is,
in action. This is part of the tension between the for-itself and the in-
for-itself will take a different path when faced with the carrying out of
that will. This is what Sartre is describing when he says, "What will
define its love is the concrete sacrifice that it makes today, not what it
thinks or feels" (1983, pp. 478). One must overcome being grounded in
the in-itself and take what it calls into question, and put it into a form
form of willing" (1983, pp. 479). This means that instead of reflecting
Sartre poses a question that one would surely ask oneself after
not having someone else control their life, even surpassing the notion
this, one cannot put oneself absolutely in any sort of social role. All
possibilities, within the limits of the situation could happen, but there is
my contingency into a passion" (1983, pp. 482). This becomes the goal
even a role in the divine plan of a god. This is why Sartre stresses the
characteristics that hold man back from creating his own meaning for
life, namely those which makes man passive such as fear or laziness.
meaning, that is, in action" (1983, pp. 486). Through action one
creates the meaning of their life. Part of taking that action is when one
also realizes the contingency of their situation and its possible failure.
true to itself. Sartre mirrors this by showing, "If the For-itself really does
will to lose itself...then its task appears to it: through it Being is saved
that Being may become Truth"(1983, pp. 484). However, one must
realize that the truth one unveils is not any universal truth, but rather
can have its downsides as well (which goes for most anything in life).
from the shore, to believe that I unveil the whole sea" (1983, pp. 485).
One must realize that one is perceiving the world from a point of view;
the truth of one's self. This self that is unveiled is the authentic,
writes that for the authentic person who creates the meaning of his
life, God must be relinquished. Sartre reflects this by simply stating,
envisages when one thinks that our grasping of being remains relative
on the meaning of Being" (1983, pp. 486). There is no room for God's
this is the only way the authentic being can emerge, that is, without
His meaning as the project of one's life, it is not the project that one
Being' are one and the same thing, it is not in contemplation that Being
religion, one seeks to contemplate on the meanings the divine One has
God over one's life. This is not in the in-itself though, rather, "the for-
itself is God in that if it decides that Being has a meaning, Being will
have a meaning for the for-itself" (1983, pp. 485). As stated earlier, the
and has chosen to create one's own meaning through action and that,
Between the switching from the in-itself to the for-itself one goes
most meaning is being inscribed, when one switches from the action to
can be a weariness and struggle with the world. When we create being,
characteristics Sartre lists in the previous quote are all aspects of the
that converted authenticity, "...I must not refuse to live it, to try not to
take account of it, to repress its joys, its experiences. Rather, on the
contrary, push them to the absolute..." and this man who is authentic
488). What is beautiful about life is being able to make the authentic
choices, push them to the absolute, and to see the success of action,
needs. All of these things are apart of the time of which we are
embedded in. Man 200 years ago did not do any of the aforementioned
things. His point of view and perception of his life was entirely
different. He did not have the options that man has presently and
almost equally important, man today does not have the options that
the man 200 years ago had, such as building one's own house or riding
a horse to travel. In light of this, one must look at the choices one
makes within History. This time that man is in now, is my time, "Hence
myself except in this epoch and in relation to it" (1983, pp. 490).
further than this though because not only do you make choices in
regards to your epoch, but these choices that one makes in the choices
that progress this epoch into something new, and therefore, "...to will
they chose their epoch. We cannot escape the History that one finds
have reached a new level. The conversion takes place and one finds
Through the ups and the downs, life is always generous to us.
up against all odds, we have to love being in that time and not refuse
have the choice to take this epoch that we are apart of and turn it into
something new and create a new world. Only in and through these
trials, "...can the new come into the world. Better: only in this way can
there be a world" (1983, pp. 493). For this concept, we can see how
from his misery or contingency" (1983, pp. 493). This is a very crucial
part for Sartre in regards to the authentic person. One can see that
not more of it. Perhaps Sartre would have developed his ideas
Power? Sartre and Nietzsche both suffered from life, but more
we must deny the eyes of God. In the existence of God, it is sure that
opposed to seeing the world from our own eyes. Sartre shows this by
saying, "My look looks within God's look, I never see anything more
than the already seen" (1983, pp. 494). However if we are to relinquish
the eyes of God, "...the things seen disappear along with him...Being
create the meaning of one's life. When God is put in the picture, the
man, which is exactly what man is looking for and probably the reason
why most people claim to have a religion. Sartre mirrors this by saying,
"...if God does not exist, then, yes, this silence in terrifying, for it is
(1983, pp. 494). To say this would be horrific for most people, but if
they can see past the darkness and illuminate their own life, and see
The way in which one is able to see past this Nothingness at the
core of Being is to lose one's self. Though one must be careful as this
does not mean to be lost as a person, but rather to have projects and
goals in which one gets passionately involved in, to the extent that one
forgets (loses) oneself. As stated earlier, life has meaning only through
Nothingness. There are two ways in which one is able to lose one's self:
(1983, pp. 496). What this means is that Man has a reality only in that
he has relations with that reality. This leads into the first of two parts of
Beings absolute whole. Sartre confirms this by saying that the first
part, "...is to want to grasp myself in the manner of realism...as being
aware of and thereby confirming this relation..." (1983, pp. 496). If this
of it.
(Kant)" (1983, pp. 496). This quote shows how Sartre attempts to
role and outlook on life will be that of a student. He limits his freedom
steps up, through conversion, the second half is that of not being this
496). However for authenticity these ways are not mutually exclusive,
but rather must each be integrated into one's life for it to be authentic.
the two is only present, then it will be missing its second half to make
other"(1983, pp. 497). His use of the term centered shows the reliance
the world, we are within the world with other people. This is very
important because for Sartre, "...[the Other] enriches the world and
meaning I myself give it..." (1983, pp. 500). In this sense, the other
unveil the Other" (1983, pp. 500). One must understand here, and we
will make it more clear, that choosing to unveil the Other is a process.
very well by saying, "...freedom that is nothing other than the free
and through this undertaking" (1983, pp. 500). This shows how there
nearly perfectly when he says, "...to see a man from the rear is to see
11th, 2001. Though it can be argued, America was never aware of any
plot to destroy the Twin Towers and the Pentagon. However, if America
had an authentic ally that was aware of the potential attack, they could
have been avoided. This ally could foresee what we could not foresee
later states, "...I am the one who watches his back and who deflects
from his back the danger he cannot see" (1983, pp. 508). With this, the
aspect of fragility comes into perspective and is dealt with
authentically.
and being a living organism is the fact that we will inevitably come to
terms one day with death. With this knowledge, human life becomes
cannot even carry a job, must less a project and goal in life; he is too
bound by his rituals. To show this Sartre says, "...all behavior involves
risks, it always has an aspect of thingness for me, even when it is lived
out with the greatest freedom (the acceptance of this risk)" (1983, pp.
505). In everything we do, we risk losing our project, our relations, and
This is where the aspect of the Other comes into play again. If
the Other is authentic, then one helps to overcome and foresee the
risks involved in one's project. The Other realizes ones project and with
true stance on life and living. When we are authentic, we work so hard
to achieve an end, a goal, and along the way we meet people who
realize our project. They see where we are going and help us in making
what matters to us happen. Sartre ends this and mirrors this by talking
about the love of the Other and that authentic love is:
This is the true relation to others and what really makes up authentic
relationships.
brought about in three ways: from the objectification of the Other, from
the failure of the for-itself, and from the failure of accessory reflection.
the individual, without the eyes and project of God and without falling
unveiling of the Other and realizing the Other's project in order to help
the Other obtain their goal which includes protecting the Other in ways
People will sacrifice themselves and their authenticity for the sake of
the "good". Though no one really knows what is good and what is bad,
way in which to create truly meaningful lives that not only enriches
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