Monday, we will continue/finish our discussion of Barrett’s The Encounter with Nothingness. Then, we will pick up with Sartre.
1. Existentialism is a Humanism–Jean Paul Sartre is often the first name to come to mind when one considers Existentialism. His brand of atheistic existentialism so dominates the existential landscape that one forgets that the “first existentialist” Kierkegaard was indeed a theist. Nevertheless, Sartre’s essay most clearly defines the existential mindset. It becomes a fundamental piece of this course’s foundation. Additionally, his essay establishes some of the tenets of existentialism that are universally applicable. Read and ANNOTATE! Be sure you are able to discuss the four reproaches of existentialism and his defense against those reproaches.
2. Class Forum–Remember you must post by midnight Sunday! AND REMEMBER TO BRING A PRINTED COPY OF YOUR RESPONSE IN TO CLASS.
