Satre's Conception Of Humanism: Man Is Condemned To Be Free

The Merriam Webster dictionary defines condemn as a sentence to punishment or to declare to be reprehensible, wrong, or evil. Jean Paul Satre stated, “Man is condemned to be free,” the use of the phrase initiates that Satre sees freedom for man as an inconvenience rather than a blessing. His main reasoning behind his point of argument is once man is able to live in this world, he or she should be responsible for their own actions. Satre also believed humans live in anguish and existentialism is a humanism supporting his reasoning as the punishment for man is freedom. Satre did not believe in God therefore, there was no particular or certain way a human being should live. Every single individual makes their own choices and their own choices …show more content…
Satre is an atheist philosopher that agrees that humans should take the responsibility for their own actions. I assume that Satre focuses more on the negative consequences of being a free human race with reason and the choice to choose. The opportunity to choose your own actions is based on your own consciousness. The conception of humanity for myself is optimistic because I feel the human race is kind and loving. The choices I have made have not only benefited myself, but others as well. The conception of humanity is based on perspective and opinion of your own choices, life and experiences. Satre for example can see the reality for human race to be free, therefore he knows the evil and immoral than the moral. As for myself, I have chosen actions that are kind and important for my success and others as well. To be able to see the conception of humanity that emerges optimistic, it is important to be accepting of the choices you and others have made. The lack of acceptance for choices made will result in a negative approach of human race. Every single man will see the humanity differently, but it will be based on their own choices. Freedom of will is an opportunity and a blessing, in my perspective it the greatest blessing ever given to mankind. Humans have the right to change, create, destroy and destruct. Our own choices as human’s effects everything …show more content…
We were only given freedom of will. Human race made itself from the choices we have all chosen as of right now. We as humans should be responsibility for our own actions as Satre believed. We are the only living things that can choose, the power is in our hands to create, change or destroy. The conception of humanity is optimistic because our choices benefit other people and the consciousness of man is to take responsibility and notice who it