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    Man Is Condemned to Free

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    Man Is Condemned to be Free” Jean-Paul Sartre‚ a French existentialist philosopher‚ was one of the leading figures in 20th century French philosophy. In both of his major philosophical works‚ “Being and Nothingness” and his famous talk‚ “Existentialism is a Humanism”‚ he emphasized the statement “Man is Condemned to be Free”. Before I agree or disagree to the statement‚ let us first answer this question: what condemns man to be free? According to Sartre‚ we are condemned to be free because

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    When Sartre writes that "man is condemned to be free‚" he is elaborating on the statement "[man] is responsible for everything he does." Provided that God does not exist‚ man must live his condemned life of freedom without "any values or commands that could legitimize [his] behavior." Furthermore‚ man has no means of "justification or cause;" man has no excuse for his actions‚ because he has chosen them on his own‚ out of his own freedom. Although freedom is traditionally characteristic of "good

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    The philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre said "We are damned (condemned) to be free". Explain what he meant by this statement. provide your interpretation of Sartre’s work apply what you’ve learnt already consider the argument for and against the question (with evidence) Jean-Paul Sartre was a French existentialist philosopher and was one of the leading figures in 20th century French philosophy. His major philosophical work‚ “Being and Nothingness” and his famous talk‚ “Existentialism is a Humanism”

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    acts of free will without any certain knowledge of what is right or wrong or good or bad.” This is the main theory behind philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre’s work. Because of the absence of knowledge about right and wrong in existentialism‚ Sartre says that “[w]e are left alone‚ without excuse. This is what I mean when I say that man is condemned to be free” (32). In this sense‚ ‘condemned’ does not have a negative connotation to it. Sartre believes that it is a good thing that people are free to make

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    Is man condemned to be free? According to Satre‚ man is not free to be free; he is condemned to be free. By this he meant that people are put on Earth without their consent and from then on they are completely responsible for their actions. According to Satre‚ God is‚ essentially‚ dead and none of his prophecies‚ commandments or morals limit our actions. Satre served for the French army during the Second World War and witnesses the atrocities of the holocaust firsthand. This experience‚ along with

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    Andrew Kang 11/12/10 Philosophy of Human Nature Sartre proposes an interesting view on free will when he says‚ "either man is wholly determined or else man is wholly free." This quote shows us that Sartre believes that man is free to do what he wants. For Sartre‚ freedom is the most basic value‚ which renders possible all other values the way our fundamental plan precedes and grounds our small choices. In that sense freedom is the source of all values. It is not logically possible to

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    Sartre

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    Jean Paul Sartre is an existential philosopher from France. Sartre as an existentialist has strong beliefs in free will/responsibility for choices you make‚ and individualism. Sartre does not believe in a transcendent force or a god‚ he believes that people make choices in their lives and those choices are 100% made by free will. With this idea Sartre also believes that people are also fully responsible for the decisions they make in their life. This theory goes for every single decision that

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    Sartre Existentialism

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    existentialist view of life. According to the existentialist it is mans freedom that is the source of his anguish despair and forlornness. Because of our utter responsibility we are condemned to be free. Man suffers and is in anguish because of the unavoidable responsibility he must shoulder and the unavoidable choice that he must make to create himself and those around him. According to Sartre man suffers because he is condemned to be free. Man’s anguish begins with the problem he faces regarding his

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    Determinism and Sartre

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    Determinism and Sartre We do not live our lives in despair‚ constantly worrying about what may happen unexpectedly. For many people‚ life does seem like something that we control handedly. Life seems to be something we can direct‚ or at least influence. Supposing there are circumstances beyond our control‚ they rarely seem to present us a problem; we live contently believing that we are at least partly responsible for our fates. Seldom do we question the truth in this‚ of whether or not we have

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    Kierkegaard and Sartre

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    individual * Overcomes the antithesis by the act of personal commitment * “Religious self” – completes his individuality I. Atheistic Stage: “Hedonism” * “Anxiety” * “Routine” * Man can’t seem to be his real self II. Ethical Stage: “Moral Life” * Social obligation * Man can’t seem to find happiness * “Anxiety” * Human beings are imperfect * “Guilt” III. Religious Stage: “Personal Faith” * “Leap of faith” * “Anxiety” * “Doubt” * Objective

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