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Temporality and the Death of Lucienne in Nausea 55 Works Cited Sartre, Jean Paul. Being and Nothingness (trans. Hazel E. Barnes). New York: Washington Square Press, 1966. —. Nausea (trans. Lloyd Alexander). New York: New Directions, 1964.
CHAPTER FIVE SARTRE AND NIETZSCHE: BROTHERS IN ARMS CHRISTINE DAIGLE Nietzsche and Sartre have been two major figures for the twentieth century. Both stand at the centre of the existentialist movement, one as a precursor, and the other as its main proponent. Interestingly, the deep connections found between Sartre's and Nietzsche's thought have been little investigated. It is only recently that works have begun to appear on this "Nietzschean connection". 1 This chapter will investigate what I consider to be the crux of the connection: the reconstructive ethical programme that both propose as a solution to nihilism. 2 Indeed, as I see it, there is a necessary connection between nihilism, the search for meaning, and ethics. If one is a nihilist and consequently rejects traditional worldviews, as Nietzsche and Sartre do, then one must tackle the problem concerning the meaning of existence, i.e. one must establish a new worldview. Following this rejection, ethics is reconsidered and new ethical proposals are presented in order to guide the human being in a post-nihilistic world. In this chapter, I will explain how both Sartre and Nietzsche share the same kind of nihilism that hinges on an atheistic worldview. Although there certainly is a difference in their nihilistic attitudes, I will argue that this divergence ought not to be mistaken for a divergence in their nihilism. Nietzsche's and Sartre's nihilism, regardless of how it is manifested, will nonetheless result in the same essential problems. Both thinkers have to deal with the loss of meaning that accompanies the disappearance of a metaphysical Christian worldview. 1 See my Le Nihilisme est-il un humcmisme? Etude sur Nietzsche et Sartre. For specific analysis in English of the question of meaning and its articulation with the problem of nihilism, see my "Sartre and Nietzsche". For a study of the Nietzschean influence on Sartre's literature, see Louette, Sartre contra Nietzsche. One may also consult the article by Debra Bergoffen, "Nietzsche's Existential Signatures". 2 An earlier draft of this chapter was given as a paper at the Centenary Conference of the UK Sartre Society at the Institut Frangais, London, in March 2005.
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CONTRIBUTORS CAM CLAYTON Cam Clayto
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