Freedom and Structure: Sartre’s Praxis as a Critique of Foucault’s Theory of Discourse
1. Introduction This essay compares and contrasts Foucault’s and Sartre’s approaches to understanding history, firstly by examining Foucault’s theory of discourse in his The Archaeology of Knowledge (1969) and Sartre’s concept of individual praxis from his Critique of Dialectical Reason (1960). While Sartre’s Critique was not a response to Foucault’s philosophy, as it was published almost a decade prior to Foucault’s Archaeology,…
God is Hopeless
Most people who know me think I’m an atheist, in the conventional sense of one who disbelieves in God—which, to me, is a gross oversimplification. This article serves to clarify my position regarding the matter. When one thinks of God, one tends to think of a personal figure or deity, perhaps one who is ‘up…
The Meaning of Everydayness
Published 29 September 2024Last updated 4 October 2024 Here I am, sitting in a quiet room, typing away. There you are, sitting or standing or what have you: reading this article that caught the eye. Here we are, breathing, being. But what does it mean to be? Existential philosophers such as Heidegger and Sartre would…
Why Has Being Become Manifest as a Burden? An Exploration of Anxiety in Being and Time
1. Introductions This essay explores Heidegger’s concept of anxiety in Being and Time and aims to seek clarification for its root cause while answering the question: Why has Being become manifest as a burden? (Heidegger, 1962, p. 173). Section 2 outlines the project of Being and Time, which provides the context for our exploration and…
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