Kevin W. Sweeney

The Philosophical Contexts of Sartre's The Wall and Other Stories

Stories of Bad Faith

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Produktbeschreibung

The Philosophical Contexts of Sartre's The Wall and Other Stories: Stories of Bad Faith presents a philosophical analysis of all five stories in Sartre's short-story collection. Kevin W. Sweeney argues that each of the five stories has its own philosophical idea or problem that serves as the context for the narrative. Sartre constructs each story as a reply to the philosophical issue in the context and as support for his position on that issue. In the opening story, "The Wall," Sartre uses the Constant-Kant debate to support his view that the story's protagonist is responsible for his ally's death. "The Room" presents in narrative form Sartre's criticism that the Freudian Censor is acting in bad faith. In "Erostratus," Sartre opposes Descartes's claim in his "hats and coats" example that we recognize the humanity of others by using our reason. In "Intimacy," Sartre again opposes a Cartesian position, this time the view that our feelings reveal our emotions. Sartre counters that Cartesian view by showing that the two women in the story act in bad faith because they do not distinguish their feelings from their emotions. The last story, "The Childhood of a Leader," shows how the protagonist acts in bad faith in trying to resolve the question of who he is by appealing to the view that one's roots in nature can provide one with a substantial identity. The stories are unified by showing the characters in all five narratives engaged in different acts of bad faith. The Philosophical Contexts of Sartre's The Wall and Other Stories is written for scholars interested in Jean-Paul Sartre's early literary and philosophical work, as well as for students interested in Sartre and twentieth-century French literature.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 146
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Mai 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 373g
• ISBN-13: 9781498509367
• ISBN-10: 1498509363
• Artikelnr.: 44675885

Autorenporträt

Kevin W. Sweeney is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Tampa.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter One: Philosophical Ideas in The Wall and Other Stories Resistance
to Finding Philosophical Contexts in Sartre's Stories Strategy for
Interpreting the Five Stories Bad Faith and its Philosophical Foundations
Emotions and Feelings The Four Examples of Bad Faith in Being and
Nothingness Conclusion Chapter Two: Bad Faith and Responsibility in "The
Wall" Constant and Kant in "The Wall" The Prisoners' Trials The Night in
the Cell Pablo's Disengagement and Husserl's Epoché Pablo Considers the
Falangistas' Offer Pablo Faces a Kant Situation The Significance of Pablo's
Laugh/Cry Chapter Three: Eve in Sartre's "The Room": The Freudian Censor in
Bad Faith Freud's Topographical Theory of the Psyche Sartre's Critique of
Freud's Topographical Theory Charles Darbédat Visits His Daughter Eve and
Her Husband Pierre Between Father and Husband: Eve's Role As Censor Is Eve
in Bad Faith? Conclusion Chapter Four: "Erostratus" and Descartes's Example
of Hats and Coats The Downward Perspective Descartes's Example of Hats and
Coats The Significance of Hilbert's Fainting Hilbert's Revolver and His
Gloves The Significance of the Laugh/Cry Erostratus and His Plan The Letter
and Hilbert's Hatred of Humanity Playing the Role of the Violent Killer
Trying to Kill on the Street The Victim and His Look The Plan Goes Awry
Conclusion Chapter Five: Knowledge of One's Emotions in "Intimacy" Lulu's
Stream of Consciousness and Her Ambivalence Purity and Lulu's Aversion to
Bodies Rirette Waits for Lulu at the Dôme Lulu Arrives and Tells Rirette
Her Tale The Scene with Henri on the Sidewalk Lulu Alone in Her Hotel Room
Henri and Lulu Are Miserable Lulu's Letter and Rirette's Bitter Regret
Conclusion Chapter Six: The Existential Childhood of a Leader Lucien's
Infancy Lucien and His Body Lucien in Paris Lucien's Friendship with
Berliac and Bergère Lucien Goes Back to Férolles Lucien Meets Lemordant
Lucien Becomes a Camelot Conclusion Chapter Seven: Bad Faith in The Wall
and Other Stories Bibliography