1. Existence Precedes Essence/ Subjectivity is the Starting Point
o You are the center of your own value system
o As a free agent, you spin your web
o You are thrown in to the world, then you create yourself, your nature, your essence
o Atheistic view of self and how we exist: it gives no explanation for who we are as because of a higher power
o There is no soul that existed before one is born and will live on after one dies; there is just humans as matter
o We are created as matter/ nature, just like any other animals: only then after we exist do we distinguish ourselves apart from other creatures, and that makes us human.
2. Complete Responsibility over Self
o Because we are free agents and we make ourselves who we are, we therefore have a responsibility for ourselves.
o If we have total freedom for who we become, then we are completely responsible for every action we do
o This total responsibility for self can cause anguish or forlorness
o This anguish is due to the anxiety one feels when he/she realizes there are no absolute values or absolute right and wrong when every person is responsible for themselves, and no one else is responsible for them
o Everything you are is completely on your shoulders, so when one does something, it is their responsibility and consequence to face, it is no one else's doing
o In response to the feeling of anguish or forlorness, sometimes it can cause bad faith
o Bad faith is when there are no absolute values, one can do whatever they want, and only they are responsible, no one judge or say it is wrong
o If you are responsible for self, you are also responsible for all human people
o When you choose for self, it automatically chooses for all persons
o This adds to anguish or forlorness and creates a very pessimistic view: human is condemned to be free.
o The decisions that you make create a valu
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