Jean-Paul Sartre · Philosophy
Other people change everything. Under the gaze of another, Sartre says, I am suddenly turned from a free subject into an object - fixed, judged, an outside seen by eyes I cannot see from. ‘The Look’ reveals a third mode of being, <em>being-for-others</em>, and with it shame, conflict, and the famous verdict: “Hell is other people.”
You learned that for Sartre the gaze of the Other (‘the Look’) turns me from a free subject into an object - fixing, judging, and alienating me. Explain the keyhole example, the role of shame, and why Sartre thinks relations with others tend toward conflict.
Leads to Hegel.
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