Philosophy: Ray Langton, MIT: Existentialism and Humanism, 24.01 (Sartre)

[locofoco123]

........Death is there to keep us honest and constantly remind us we are free......DF

[locofoco123]

The acorn contains the essence of the oak tree or the essence of my pet squirrel's supper. Sorry- I couldn't help myself

[adw0805]

newtonian determinism vs heisenberg uncertainty principle, the uncertainty principle seems to be the leading theory in ultimately proving Existentialism. Whenever I tell people I'm a determinist, they say "you just dont understand quantum theory" and I say to them "No one understands quantum theory". Until we do I will never accept the notion of "free will".

[thenewptolemy]

@adw0805 You obviously have no idea what you are talking about.

[crazierockerchick16]

so passionate :)

[SpaceBandit666]

thanks so much, this helped out me out a lot. I love your hair by the way :)

[PAUL7575000]

Asking the archangel Gabriel...''can I see some ID'' is a good idea...but how can Sartre argue man has no preceeding blueprint..? cla self assembly ignores a possible God..the brain..is made using DNA codes.. the skull..the brain cells..are stages .but no part of the DNA codes for..the actor's script 'consciousness' is the essence..a being..The mind will rise up to say 'i am'.. We think free of our DNA coded flesh and God... but not our universe..

[bijan84]

Wasn't he part of the French communist party and kicked out due to his criticism of the soviet union?

Great video.

[namesameasu]

Your essence and existence is much appreciated -- which one came first is irrelevant to me. That only assumes time is linear, doesn't it? In regards to time perceived as circular, present affects the past as much as it does the future. This involves the manner in which we interpret either past or future. The manner of how we interpret things in general is what shapes the self, imo.

[westfinearts]

"I confused things with their names: that is belief" Sartre writes later, in The Words, 1964.