Existentialism

1. Existentialism
and Humanism

2. “ Existence precedes essence ”
Main concept of Extentialism
The existence of a person is prior
to his or her essence.

3. As a traditional philosophy,
essence precedes existence.
It wouldn’t exist without
knowing what it’s for.
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As Sartes’ philosophy,
existence precedes essence
We exist first, then we define
ourselves later.

4. encounters himself,
“ Man first of all exists,
surges up in the world
- and defines himself
afterward ”
Only the individual can define
his or her essence.

5. Anguish is the awareness of our own freedom.
the individual's action will affect and shape
mankind
"In fashioning myself, I
fashion Man”

6. Sartre talks about the dilemma of the young
man choosing between staying home with his
mom and joining the French resistance to
explain abandonment.

7. What is despair?
Despair = the awareness that we
cannot control the actions of other.

8. Sartre’s response :
Quietism is itself a form of ignoring
despair. It says “Let other do what I
cannot .

9. This is an objections raised against
Existentialism.
Because Existentialism denies a priori values
and says that every choice is equally.