How can humans exist genuinely? Part 1

This post expands on the last discussion on The Ambiguity of Human Existence. See it here. I objected to De Beauvoir’s claims that human beings not only have to accept their ambiguity, but they have to deal with it. It seems that De Beauvoir exaggerates the ambiguous situation that humans are in. The merit to [...]

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The Ambiguity of the Human Condition

Let me start by saying that I do not know what is meant by the ‘ambiguity of the human condition’. I have reason to think, however, that it is something that one should at least think about. Simone de Beauvoir claims that at one point or another every human being will of necessity feel the [...]

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On Sartre’s Atheistic Existentialism

This is by no means an exhaustive discussion of Sartre’s existentialism. I find Sartre’s views on human existence interesting, and in fact agree with him on some points. But there are some claims that seem problematic, and that is what I am going to explore. According to Sartre, the human “existence precedes essence” (311). What [...]

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