This is to show how the concept of the letter opener was inspired from a concept. He explains we can’t imagine someone making a letter opener without knowing what it is used for, this is how he proves that “Essence Precedes Existence”. He states “If existence truly precedes essence, man is responsible for what he is” (Sartre 124). He explains how “Anguish” results from “Sheer weight of our responsibility, from knowing that in choosing ourselves we choose a blueprint for all others” (Sartre 121). Forlornness is a consequence of knowing that there is no god or higher power to justify the choices of men, therefore we alone must choose our being. He explains how despair comes from the realization that the success of mans undertaking depends on probabilities and that nothing is
This is to show how the concept of the letter opener was inspired from a concept. He explains we can’t imagine someone making a letter opener without knowing what it is used for, this is how he proves that “Essence Precedes Existence”. He states “If existence truly precedes essence, man is responsible for what he is” (Sartre 124). He explains how “Anguish” results from “Sheer weight of our responsibility, from knowing that in choosing ourselves we choose a blueprint for all others” (Sartre 121). Forlornness is a consequence of knowing that there is no god or higher power to justify the choices of men, therefore we alone must choose our being. He explains how despair comes from the realization that the success of mans undertaking depends on probabilities and that nothing is