Philosophize This! Episode #105 ... Sartre and Camus pt. 6 - The Self
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Jul 9, 2017 What makes you you: a hidden inner essence, a story you tell yourself, or the choices you make? Explore Sartre’s ideas of facticity, freedom, bad faith, and how other people shape our sense of self.
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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.
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.
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).