Blog number three

I find the principles of Sartre’s existentialism quite compelling because he speaks in a very brutally honest way, saying we must act without hope because there is no final truth. I personally have no idea what happens when we die and don’t believe in looking for an answer because I truly won’t know until I do die. So I suppose my ideals go against his because he makes it sound like there’s not really any point because we’re all going to just die in the end. I think we should live as best we can until death.

In blog 2 I identified that I have a principle that we should treat others how we also wish to be treated. I suppose it fits with Sartre when he says that every individual is responsible for all humanity because I feel that by me being nice to people even if they are cruel to me it sets a good example for others, which in part shows I’m being considerate for everybody else.

I wouldn’t say it conflicts with my principles because I actually agree with a lot of his writings, for example that man is responsible for his own passions and that every act contributes to what it means to be human.

I definitely think I could live according to both because it is a very “live in the moment” kind of philosophy and it’s not extreme. I would do so by practicing how to take full responsibility for all of my actions, by not arguing when something is blatantly my fault. Also by taking advantage of everything it means to be human like our ability to think beyond and create, I could do this through my art work.


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Blog #2

Before I entered this course I always followed by the principle of always treating others how you wish to be treated yourself and I still follow it now. This principle was something my mum always told me to stick by as she herself had learned that good things came to those who adhere to it. I had trouble with it as I got older because I couldn't understand how you could treat somebody who does horrible things to others nicely. However, I tried putting myself in their shoes and I'm sure they too don't expect people to be nasty to them. From following this principle I never feel bad when people do bad things against me because at the end of the day I know myself that I was the good person. The readings in class haven't so much changed or affected this principle but they have opened my eyes to new ways of living and I find it very interesting to see how other people live by certain principles. Out of the principles we've learned so far Aristotle's view is the one that I'm most drawn to. I like how he describes how he describes happiness as being self-sufficient and is final of any action. He also describes a good life as having some sort of human excellence so having a talent or passion for something. When his text is really analyzed and interpreted I think his theory is probably one of the easiest to live by.

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