Explain and evaluate Sartre's claim that emotion "is a transformation of the world... "
Date Submitted: 11/30/2004 01:24:13
Category: / Social Sciences / Philosophy
Length: 12 pages (3323 words)
Category: / Social Sciences / Philosophy
Length: 12 pages (3323 words)
Sartre claims that the world around us somehow transforms when we enter into an emotional state of being. We will try to explain what the conditions are for such a transformation to take place, how exactly Sartre thinks such transformations are possible and why it is so crucial for us as conscious beings that they do. Magic in Sartre's philosophy is not meant to mean some sort of illusionary act normally performed by magicians; he …
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…very lightly or not at all dependent. Of course Sartre may disagree.
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