Philosophy of Existentialism :: Papers

Philosophy of ExistentialismFrom what I understand reading Jean-Paul Sartres work the Existentialism is philosophy that places strain 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 being 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 example of while or human being, he says that man first exist, where he is no liaison, and then afterwards he defines himself, where he himself will have made 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 regulate true thing, it has to already exist in order to become what it is. Therefore man is fully in charge of creating himself as a pers on, and creating his own future.Subjectivity is in addition important to Existentialism, and by subjectivity Sartre means that while choosing his own self, man also chooses 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 sizeable, and nothing can be good for us without being good for all. Im not sure if I can agree with this, because make doing 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 last 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 mystify behind-or remaining with his mother and help ing her to carry on. He was fully aware that the woman lived only for him and that his issue 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.