L15-Human Person as a Being Condemned to be Free Flashcards
Who quoted “existence precedes essence”
jean paul sartre
refers to the totality of how a person has lived his or her life
existence
refers to the nature or the whatness of a human person
essence
existence precedes essence means ..
a human person does not have a pre-determined nature; but is created depending on how he/she lives his or her life
the existential condition of being thrown into one’s existence with nothing to cling to as a guide
abandonment
we are in ____when we have no control over the realization of our plans in life
despair
according to ______, we can rely only on those things within our power and on the sum of probabilities that made our actions possible
sartre
things do not always turn the way we plan them; the __________ of our plan is beyond our control
realization
according to ____, we are what our actions are; our actions define who we are; there is no life outside action
sartre
a ______ is nothing else but what he purposes, he exists only in so far as he realizes himself
human person
________ endless pushing of a rock may appear meaningless, but it is not the top of the mountain that is important for him; it is the pushing of the rock; it is his engagement and commitment with life that matters
sisyphus
a human person is _______; hence, he or she is responsible for him/herself, for others, and ultimately for humanity
free
a person is free but he/she does not exist ______; he/she co-exists with others and his/her actions surely affects others
alone
the person’s awareness of his/her huge responsibility gives him/her so much anguish, which is the feeling of being burdened by his/her own awareness of his/her total responsibility
freedom
to be human is to be ____, and to be free is to be ________
free, responsible
