Sartre's Existentialism and Aesthetics: Art for the Sake of Existential and Social Projects
| dc.contributor.advisor | Benedikt, Amelie | |
| dc.contributor.author | Guerra, Elijah | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-08-13T18:07:34Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2015-08-13T18:07:34Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015-05 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Sartre’s theory of existential aesthetics implies that the production of art for the sake of social change is a superior project to the production of art for art’s sake. Sartre argues that literature is the prime form of art since it is more capable of revealing a situation to the audience than are other forms of art. I argue that other forms of art, such as painting, composing music, and writing poetry, are equally capable of revealing situations to the audience. I also argue that "art for art’s sake" is capable of contributing to an individual’s existential project. | |
| dc.description.department | Honors College | |
| dc.format | Text | |
| dc.format.extent | 37 pages | |
| dc.format.medium | 1 file (.pdf) | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Guerra, E. A. (2015). Sartre's existentialism and aesthetics: Art for the sake of existential and social projects (Unpublished thesis). Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10877/5607 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.subject | Sartre | |
| dc.subject | existentialism | |
| dc.subject | existential aesthetics | |
| dc.subject | art | |
| dc.subject | freedom | |
| dc.subject | writing | |
| dc.subject | Dirty Hands (play) | |
| dc.subject | Honors College | |
| dc.title | Sartre's Existentialism and Aesthetics: Art for the Sake of Existential and Social Projects | |
| thesis.degree.department | Honors College | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Philosophy | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Texas State University | |
| txstate.documenttype | Honors Thesis |