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RXW - Side Quest 3: Lack of Being
How Sartre's existential being in and for itself can help us understand ourselves in depth.
Robert Simoes
April 20, 2026
What separates a simple coffee mug from the person holding it?
In this side quest, Robert discusses Jean-Paul Sartre's core existential concepts: Being-in-itself (the fixed, absolute nature of objects) and Being-for-itself (the fluid, conscious "nothingness" of human existence).
As covered in the interview with Dr. Palaver, part of the motivating influence for Rene Girard’s mimetic theory lies in the bridge built from Sartre’s work and ideas into the formation of culture, religion and the sacred.
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