Chronology Entry
Year
1984
Text
Chen, Rong. Yang Yueyue he Shate zhi yan jiu : Shen Rong xiao shuo xuan [ID D24332].
Chen Rong, via the narrator, states that "(a) Sartre was a unique writer in the world with an extraordinary talent. He was also a political activist and fighter enjoying worldwide popularity, and he had a friendly attitude towards China and Chinese revolutions. (b) Sartre proposed such notions as 'the precedence of existence over essence', 'freedom of choice', and 'bearing responsibilities', which are correct at least in two aspects. First, it is against theism. That is, it is not God that created man according to His own will ; rather, it is man that has made himself by making free choices. Second, it is against fatalism. A human being is not a slave of destiny ; he is entitled to project and create his own future according to his own purpose. Take, for instance, the concept of 'what it is like to be a writer'. The title of writer itself is a given one, but 'the definition of 'what it is like to be a writer' is not the result of God's will and destiny's arrangement. In effect, it is derived from your personal dedication to and involvement in the world and life according to your own will. (c) Although Sartre is not a proletarian revolutionary philosopher, we cannot simply and rudely denounce Sartre's philosophy as a 'capitalist instrument'."
Chen Rong, via the narrator, states that "(a) Sartre was a unique writer in the world with an extraordinary talent. He was also a political activist and fighter enjoying worldwide popularity, and he had a friendly attitude towards China and Chinese revolutions. (b) Sartre proposed such notions as 'the precedence of existence over essence', 'freedom of choice', and 'bearing responsibilities', which are correct at least in two aspects. First, it is against theism. That is, it is not God that created man according to His own will ; rather, it is man that has made himself by making free choices. Second, it is against fatalism. A human being is not a slave of destiny ; he is entitled to project and create his own future according to his own purpose. Take, for instance, the concept of 'what it is like to be a writer'. The title of writer itself is a given one, but 'the definition of 'what it is like to be a writer' is not the result of God's will and destiny's arrangement. In effect, it is derived from your personal dedication to and involvement in the world and life according to your own will. (c) Although Sartre is not a proletarian revolutionary philosopher, we cannot simply and rudely denounce Sartre's philosophy as a 'capitalist instrument'."
Mentioned People (1)
Sartre, Jean-Paul
(Paris 1905-1980 Paris) : Schriftsteller, Philosoph, Dramatiker, Publizist
[Biographische Einträge siehe unter Literatur]
[Biographische Einträge siehe unter Literatur]
Subjects
Literature : Occident : France
Documents (1)
| # | Year | Bibliographical Data | Type / Abbreviation | Linked Data |
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| 1 | 2007 | Wu, Gefei. Sartre's encounter with China : discovery and reconstruction of the human paradigm in new-era Chinese literature. In : Primerjalna knjizevnost, Ljubljana ; vol. 30, no 1 (2007). | Publication / Sar100 |
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