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Episode #105 ... Sartre and Camus pt. 6 - The Self

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Jul 9, 2017
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ANECDOTE

The Napoleon Delusion

  • Imagine a man who believes he is Napoleon, dressing up and strategizing.
  • Sartre uses this to question our understanding of self and its location.
ANECDOTE

Walmart Shooting Hypothetical

  • A man boasts about being brave in a hypothetical shooting but runs when faced with the real scenario.
  • This demonstrates how our perceived selves differ from our actions.
INSIGHT

Facticity and Transcendence

  • Sartre argues the self isn't a fixed entity but a complex interplay of factors.
  • He introduces 'facticity' (facts about us) and 'transcendence' (our potential to change).
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