Introduction to Sartre and Existentialism Resources

• BBC documentary on Sartre, his times and his ideas (the other episodes on other important philosophers are also very good): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4G4R_iAZWbQ

• The electronic version of No Exit: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/olli/class-materials/Jean-Paul_Sartre.pdf

• The points to take notes on when you watch the videotape are as follows:

                                                                                           

Human all too Human: Sartre

 

1. Explain the connection between the historical moment and the philosophy of existentialism.

2. What are Sartre’s beliefs about freedom and responsibility?

3. Why was Sartre controversial in his time?

4. Why does Sartre believe that “hell is other people?”

5. What were Sartre’s political beliefs?