In the reading "Existentialism" by Sartre's:
Sartre uses the paper cutter as an example of something that has...
a) no essence
b) an essence that precendes its existence
c) no value
d) an existence that precedes its essence
Answer:
The correct answer is B).
In the reading "Existentialism" by Sartre, Sartre uses the paper cutter as an example of something that has an essence that precendes its existence. He uses this example to show that an artisan who made the paper cutter had an idea to build something that will be used as a paper cutter, then he formalized the idea, thus a paper cutter had essense of it before it physical existence.
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plasma cutter to fabricate metal aircraft parts for its plane kits.
The company currently is using a cutter that it purchased four
years ago that has a book value of $90,000 and is being
depreciated $22,500 per year over the next 4 years. If the old
cutter were to be sold today, the company estimates that it would
bring in an amount equal to the book value of the...
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