Philosophy of Existentialism :: Papers

Philosophy of ExistentialismFrom what I understand reading Jean-Paul Sartres work the Existentialism is philosophical system that places emphasis on individual existence, subjectivism, and freedom of making choice. According to Sartre, Existentialism is philosophy that states that if God does not exist, there is at least one existence in whom existence precedes essence. It seems that Sartres theory rests on this thesis that existence precedes essence and therefore it should be basis for any further discussion or understanding of this philosophy. To prove this Sartre uses interpreter of man or human being, he says that man first exist, where he is nothing, and then afterwards he defines himself, where he himself will have make what he will be. So if I understand this correctly this means that you need to have existence in order to have essence, so there is no predetermined true thing, it has to already exist in order to become what it is. Therefore man is fully in charge of creati ng himself as a person, and creating his own future.subjectiveness is also important to Existentialism, and by subjectivity Sartre means that while choosing his own self, man also gets all man. And he states this idea in this citation to choose to be this or that is to affirm at the same time the value of what we choose, because we can never choose evil. We always choose the good, and nothing can be good for us without being good for all. Im not sure if I can agree with this, because knowing myself, sometimes I consciously make decisions that I know are not good for everyone. But what I think Sartre is trying to say is that those passionate choices and actions that every individual makes, are influencing choices and actions of others.Third and choke thing that makes up my definition of the Existentialism is freedom of choice. The boy was faced with the choice of leaving for England joining the Free French forces-that is, leaving his mother behind-or stay with his mother and helpin g her to carry on. He was fully aware that the woman lived only for him and that his going off-and perhaps his death-would plunge her into despair, whereas every effort he made toward going off and fighting was an uncertain move which might run aground and prove completely useless.