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A paper which compares Sartre's play and Mahfouz's novel, with particular reference to the philosophical ideologies presented in the two works. The writer focuses on Sartre's existentialism as embodied in the phrase "hell is other people" and Mahfouz's perspective on the concept of eternal Truth. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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see very different perspectives on life, death and the philosophy of existence, as expressed through different cultural and religious ideologies. Sartre maintains that human beings are not born with an
"essential nature" but have to create their essence throughout the course of their lives. His existentialist philosophy states that the individual is aware
that he exists in relation to the outside world and that this external reality has an impact on choices which are made and actions which are performed. However, since this
gives rise to apprehension and fear, the individual then takes refuge in conscious reflection, but this is a temporary refuge only. The individual then becomes aware of "non-being" which is
at the centre of "being". Reflection allows one to become conscious that choices must be made, but does not offer any objective guides as
to which choice is preferable or right, since reflection itself is influenced by the external world. The individual has an infinite range of possibilities as regards potential action, but in
order to address these options fully, it is necessary to accept that non-being gives rise to the creation of ones own essence. However, one is always aware of ones relationship
with the outside world, and the way in which one presents oneself: the desire for this constructed image of the self to be perceived favourably can lead to self-deception, and
the destruction and rebuilding of this self-deception, as we see in No Exit. Presenting a false image to others in the full awareness that
such a deception is being practised is something that the individual avoids by deceiving themselves, as well as the outside world. It is the prospect of eternal interaction between the
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