SOCI 2660 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Protestantism, Feudalism, Industrial Revolution
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Heidegger says we all have a deep awareness of our possibility of dying (know we are finite) Being aware of our own finitude is an essential moment on the way to living authentically. Death of others causes people to think about mortality. 9th element- most existentialists focus on paradox and contradiction. Sartre argues that there is always a tension in the self between the en soi (objective side-in itself) and the pour soi (subjective side-for itself) En soi-conformity, don"t think or act for yourself, limitations. Sartre thinks that the difficulty of human existence is to try and overcome the tension (en soi vs pour soi) Want to be stable and solid but also want freedom (paradox) We can"t sort out these 2 dimensions of the self, problem cannot be solved(only god can sort them out) Humans take on the task of god by trying to sort this outthis can only end in failure.