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Jean-Paul Sartre: Love Requires Freedom, Not Possession

Jean-Paul Sartre argues love is a paradox where one desires the other's freedom without their submission.

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Jean-Paul Sartre, a French philosopher and writer, formulated a reflection on romantic desire in his 1943 work Being and Nothingness. [1] Chilean psychologist and writer Pilar Sordo shared a reflection on daily decisions and how people face pleasant experiences and difficulties on her social media. [2] Pilar Sordo compared life to a hotel stay, explaining that while one cannot always choose the conditions, one can decide how to use the time available. [3] Sordo asserted that the experience of the hotel depends obviously on one's decisions, one's attitude, and what one chooses to do. [4] Sordo cited French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, quoting him as saying 'We are what we do with what happened to us' and 'We are not what happens to us, but what we do with what happens to us'. [5] Sartre argued that a person who wants to be loved does not desire the submission of the one they love, nor do they want to be an automaton. [6] The author proposed that love is resolved through imagination, functioning as a game where players forget the border between reality and imagination. [7] The philosopher stated that love cannot be based solely on a rational commitment or a promise to remain faithful, as this transforms love into a debt. [8]
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  1. Jean-Paul Sartre, a French philosopher and writer, formulated a reflection on romantic desire in his 1943 work Being and Nothingness. · Clarín
  2. Chilean psychologist and writer Pilar Sordo shared a reflection on daily decisions and how people face pleasant experiences and difficulties on her social media. · lanacion.com.arArgentina
  3. Pilar Sordo compared life to a hotel stay, explaining that while one cannot always choose the conditions, one can decide how to use the time available. · lanacion.com.arArgentina
  4. Sordo asserted that the experience of the hotel depends obviously on one's decisions, one's attitude, and what one chooses to do. · lanacion.com.arArgentina
  5. Sordo cited French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, quoting him as saying 'We are what we do with what happened to us' and 'We are not what happens to us, but what we do with what happens to us'. · lanacion.com.arArgentina
  6. Sartre argued that a person who wants to be loved does not desire the submission of the one they love, nor do they want to be an automaton. · Clarín
  7. The author proposed that love is resolved through imagination, functioning as a game where players forget the border between reality and imagination. · Clarín
  8. The philosopher stated that love cannot be based solely on a rational commitment or a promise to remain faithful, as this transforms love into a debt. · Clarín
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