Explain and evaluate Sartre's claim that emotion "is a transformation of the world... "
Title: Explain and evaluate Sartre's claim that emotion "is a transformation of the world... "
Category: /Social Sciences/Philosophy
Details: Words: 3323 | Pages: 12 (approximately 235 words/page)
Explain and evaluate Sartre's claim that emotion "is a transformation of the world... "
Category: /Social Sciences/Philosophy
Details: Words: 3323 | Pages: 12 (approximately 235 words/page)
Sartre claims that the world around us somehow transforms when we enter into an emotional state of being. We will try to explain what the conditions are for such a transformation to take place, how exactly Sartre thinks such transformations are possible and why it is so crucial for us as conscious beings that they do. Magic in Sartre's philosophy is not meant to mean some sort of illusionary act normally performed by magicians; he …showed first 75 words of 3323 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 3323 total…very lightly or not at all dependent. Of course Sartre may disagree.
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