The Notion of Existence in Jean-Paul Sartre's and Karl Jaspers’ Philosophy in the Literary Context of "Anna Karenina"

• Authors: Marta Chojnacka

Abstracts

EN

This paper attempts to explain the notion of existence on the basis of a specific literary example. Firstly, we will analyze this concept in the thought of two most prominent representatives of existentialism: Karl Jaspers and Jean-Paul Sartre. Despite striking differences in the way both thinkers understand the notion of existence, they complement each other. I characterize the approach of each philosopher, indicating the sources of their differences and points where they meet. In the next step I will apply the concept of existentialism to a specific literary example of the existence of Anna Karenina.

Keywords

EN

existence; Karl Jaspers; Jean-Paul Sartre; Karenina; human being; situation; Dasein

PL

Egzystencja; Karl Jaspers; Jean-Paul Sartre; Karenina; ludzkie istnienie; sytuacja; Dasein

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
• Journal: Analiza i Egzystencja. Czasopismo Filozoficzne
• Year: 2020
• Volume: 50
• Pages: 59-78

Contributors

author

Marta Chojnacka

• asystent, Zakład Estetyki, Instytut Filozofii, Wydział Humanistyczny, Uniwersytet Mikolaja Kopernika

• https://orcid.org/0000000223923882

Identifiers

DOI

10.18276/aie.2020.50-04

Biblioteka Nauki

1621558