Document Type
Article
Language
eng
Format of Original
24 p.
Publication Date
Winter 2008
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Source Publication
Sartre Studies International
Source ISSN
1357-1559
Original Item ID
doi: 10.3167/ssi.2008.140204
Abstract
In his Critique of Dialectical Reason, Sartre argues that it is the milieu of scarcity that generates human conflict. His account of scarcity is rather ambiguous however, and at points he seems to claim that conflict is inevitable given the context of scarcity. In this article I provide a brief account of Sartre's position, and offer a critical evaluation of that position. Finally, I argue that Sartre's claims regarding the necessity of conflict are excessive, and that the resources provided in the Critique offer a means to re-evaluate our relationship to scarcity.
Recommended Citation
Monahan, Michael, "Sartre's Critique of Dialectical Reason and the Inevitability of Violence: Human Freedom in the Milieu of Scarcity" (2008). Philosophy Faculty Research and Publications. 75.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/phil_fac/75
Comments
Accepted version. Sartre Studies International, Vol. 14, No. 2 (Winter 2008): 48-70 (23). DOI. This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedited version of an article published in Sartre Studies International. The definitive publisher-authenticated version is available online at: DOI. © 2008 Berghahn Journals. Used with permission.