SARTRE:
Study Questions 

1.  Sartre states that common to both Christian and atheistic existentialism is the belief that "existence precedes essence." a.) What does this phrase mean? b.) What are the moral consequences of this belief?

 

2.  Discuss the scope of our responsibility according to Sartre. 

 

3.  Sartre states that human beings are "condemned to be free."  a.) What does it mean to be “free” in this context?  b.) In what sense are we said to be "condemned"?

 

4.  How is Sartre's ethic subjective?

 

5.  What is "bad faith"?