PHIL 1033 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Existence Precedes Essence, Euthyphro Dilemma, Jean-Paul Sartre

• School: University of Iowa
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHIL 1033
• Professor: David Cunning

Document Summary

Objectives (sartre defending existentialism against these: leads people to quietism, emphasizes the negative (anguish, everyone can do as they please. Table you have a plan to build it before you actually build it: ex. *e(cid:454)iste(cid:374)(cid:272)e pre(cid:272)edes esse(cid:374)(cid:272)e (cid:894) artre"s (cid:271)elief(cid:895: nothing is predestined, make our own choices, (cid:862)(cid:455)ou are (cid:449)hat (cid:455)ou (cid:373)ake of (cid:455)ourself(cid:863) (cid:862)if (cid:455)ou (cid:272)hoose (cid:374)ot to de(cid:272)ide, (cid:455)ou still ha(cid:448)e (cid:373)ade a (cid:272)hoi(cid:272)e,(cid:863) neil peart. Transcendence- everything else, we choose- values & beliefs. Extreme sartre- we are in control of everything that makes us, us. Modern sartre- strong sense of freedom, obstacles in our way. *third idea, god doesn"t do things (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause they are good, he does good things (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause they are of his nature. Horse-(cid:271)reeder a(cid:374)alog(cid:455) a horse (cid:271)reeder (cid:449)ill (cid:272)ulti(cid:448)ate the horse a(cid:374)d take (cid:272)are of it (cid:271)ut someone who is not trained with horses would not do it correctly.