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Existentialism

Sartre said that responsibility for an individual's actions involves being responsible for

everyone, meaning that an individual's choices in life affect life either directly or indirectly.

Sartre focused on the different social structures that systematically objectify individuals and fail

to affirm their freedom. Such structures include capitalist exploitation, colonialism, racism, and

sexism. Sartre believed that each individual is responsible for all their actions and stated that

individuals who claim to be irresponsible are responsible for anything that happens in their lives

and must face the consequences of their actions (Sartre 5). The moral philosophy of Sartre holds

that ethics are a matter of individual choices in life.

Sartre, by saying "we are condemned to be free," means that from the moment an

individual is thrown into the world, they become responsible for everything they do. The

statement is linked with Sartre's view on the relationship between the world and the role of

human beings in it (Sartre 2). The importance of the world and humanity's role is devoid more

expressly to God, and in this case, Sartre gave an example of an object whose purpose is already

laid out. Sartre suggests that until an individual is clear of their purpose and can make significant

life decisions, they can be considered free. The role of humans in the world constantly puts

pressure on individuals as they attempt to achieve their goals and discover their purposes in life.
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Sartre points out that every individual is free to make their choices at their own pace and will but

is purposed to live by the consequences of the decisions made.

Anguish is an individual's understanding of their freedom and choices in life, mainly the

emotional burden of an individual. Human beings are constantly in misery because they were

created with the need for structure and discipline, and their separation from that makes them

uncomfortable. Paul Sartre believed that human beings live in misery not because life is tough

but because they are condemned to be free (Sartre 2). Sartre's in his theory of existentialism,

states that existence precedes essence, which means that it is only by existing and acting in a

given way that humans attach meaning to their lives. Life makes the existence of an individual in

the world uncomfortable because every new day comes with new challenges which require an

individual to deal with to make their lives better. Each choice made presents consequences that

burden an individual's life.

According to Sartre, forlornness means that an individual chooses their being, which

means that every individual chooses who they are without any excuses for their actions. Sartre

states that every individual should decide moral values for themselves (Sartre 3). Jean-Paul

believed that personal feelings should not be given a chance to define who individuals are

because they are subjects to interpretation, and they should always be weighed. The choices an

individual makes in life on the paths to follow dictates who they become in the future. According

to Sartre, every individual has the freedom to do what they want and choose the direction their

lives will take. Sartre states that no individual can blame moral ethics and society for what they

become in life. When individuals cannot find meaning from any religion or a god, their lives are

rendered void and considered to have no purpose.

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Works Cited
Sartre, Jean P. "Existentialism is a Humanism." 1945.