Philosophy Club: Jean-Paul Sartre - Existentialism and Human Emotions

Sartre’s Existentialism and Human Emotions is a stirring defense of existentialist thought, which argues that “existence precedes essence.” While attacks on existentialism claim that the philosophy leads to a kind of nihilistic gloom, Sartre contends that instead existentialism is the only path toward giving man meaning. Sartre ultimately argues that by the very absence of “a priori meaning,” an individual can discover and shape his or her own significance and place in the world. 
Discussion will center around Sartre’s concepts of existential nihilism, freedom, responsibility, and ethics grounded in a world lacking intrinsic meaning.
(Discussion will take place in English.)