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No Exit, by Jean-Paul Sartre

Mr. Kilbridge, McQuaid Jesuit. An Introduction to:. No Exit, by Jean-Paul Sartre. Existentialism. The philosophy that dominated the 20 th c. Kierkegaard and Nietzsche as forerunner Nietzsche denied God’s existence “God is Dead” Slave Moralities Übermensch

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No Exit, by Jean-Paul Sartre

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  1. Mr. Kilbridge, McQuaid Jesuit An Introduction to: No Exit, by Jean-Paul Sartre

  2. Existentialism • The philosophy that dominated the 20th c. • Kierkegaard and Nietzsche as forerunner • Nietzsche denied God’s existence • “God is Dead” • Slave Moralities • Übermensch • 1920s France – renewed interest • Response to pessimism of Nietzsche • Complete human freedom • Albert Camus and Jean-Paul Sartre The Scream, Edvard Munch, 1893 Source: http://www.artsz.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/edvard-munch-scream.jpg

  3. Jean-Paul Sartre • 1905 – 1980 • French philosopher and playwright • Eventually shifted from Existentialism to Hegelian Socialism • Being and Nothingness, 1943 • No Exit, 1944 • “existence precedes essence”

  4. The Setting: Second Empire Style Source: http://www.philaantiques.com/images/loan_pics/2006/strawberry3.jpg

  5. The Setting: Second Empire Style Source: http://images.oneofakindantiques.com/2792_second_period_french_empire_couch_1.jpg

  6. The Characters • Valet • Garcin – A Brazilian Journalist • Estelle – A wealthy socialite • Inez – A postal worker • Don’t trust the initial accounts of their lives – self-deception

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