existential-freedom
The chapter links negation to the immediate given of human freedom, emphasizing how freedom arises through the capacity to negate.
1 chapter across 1 book
Being and Nothingness (1943)Jean-Paul Sartre
In Chapter 1: The Origin of Negation, Sartre explores the philosophical foundations and implications of negation, drawing heavily on Heidegger's methodology and Hegelian dialectics. He examines the nature of negation as a determinate, content-bearing act that is central to consciousness and being, engaging with historical and contemporary philosophical sources to articulate how negation arises from questioning and the human relation to nothingness. The chapter also addresses the ontological and epistemological significance of negation in self-awareness, freedom, and the constitution of meaning.