TY - JOUR AU - Stevens, Chris PY - 2019/09/05 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - A Critical Discussion of Sartre on Love JF - Stance: an international undergraduate philosophy journal JA - stance VL - 1 IS - 1 SE - Articles DO - 10.33043/S.1.1.2-7 UR - https://openjournals.bsu.edu/stance/article/view/1687 SP - 2-7 AB - <p>Pessimism about the stability of intra-personal relationships runs deeply in the philosophy of Jean-Paul Sartre. I begin by examining how this pessimism arises from Sartre’s ontology, particularly considering the attitude of love towards the Other. I then suggest that there may be space within Sartre’s philosophy for a defense of love as a positive relation to the Other which need not be destined to cycle into attitudes toward the Other such as hate or masochism.</p> ER -