Sartre’s Absent God
Sartre’s memoir Words turns on his mid-life realisation that, although he had abandoned belief in God, he had hitherto based his work on a religious model. From this point God no longer appears as a primary reference in his writings. This is in sharp contrast with the pervasive presence of God in ea...
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| Language: | English |
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Springer Netherlands
2012
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Sophia
Year: 2012, Volume: 51, Issue: 4, Pages: 495-507 |
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Ethics
B Atheism B Ontology B Creation B God as ens causa sui B Original choice |
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