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  2. Aug 7, 2017 · The idea of God—whether God exists or not—had a profound influence on Sartre’s philosophy. And this philosophy was not formed in an irreligious cloister—it met, engaged with, and inspired theology. A precise definition of his atheism may be elusive.

  3. the idea of God throughout his career. In Part 1 we examine. Sartre's early atheism, but note the pervasive nature of secularised Christian metaphors and concepts in his religion of letters and the centrality of man's desire to be God in Being and Nothingness.

  4. May 19, 2005 · Sartre was alien to the possibility that existentialism might thrive if it would just assume that indeed we do have a God who, no matter His or Her cosmic dimensions, (whether larger or smaller...

  5. Mar 4, 2021 · If, for example, we care to call l’en-soi God, then of course Sartre does not deny the existence of God. But given the ordinary use of terms in the West, it would be extremely misleading or confusing to say that Sartre believes in God because he postulates the existence of l’en-soi.’

    • King-Ho Leung
    • 2021
  6. In Chapter Two, I examine Sartre's remarks concerning God in Being and Nothingness. On the one hand, considering the length of this essay, Sartre's comments about God are surprisingly very few. However, on the other hand, considering the quasi­ phenomenological structure of Sartre's thought, it is even more surprising that he refers to God at all.

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    • 1983
  7. Sartre's treatment of the Death of God in recent intellectual history is significant in helping readers today understand his atheism. Since the term is commonly associated with Friedrich Nietzsche, we will look at his use of it, and then consider his influence on Sartre before studying Sartre's references to the Death of God in four prin-

  8. Sep 18, 2012 · In the closing pages of the memoir, Sartre records the occasion when, at the age of 12, he discovered that he no longer believed in God. He explains that, while waiting for companions to join him on the way to school, ‘I decided to think about the Almighty.

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