E 232 Lecture Notes - Existence Precedes Essence, Mass Media, Dreamworld
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Humans are victims of forces beyond their control. If we look at how we act, god is no longer a part of our lives. No longer the moral compass of our society. Relativity (einstein); unstable notions of time and space; contingency. Humans are not connected to a divinity ; skepticism toward a divinity . Humans/nature a part of a primordial, archaic, secular realm. Humans/nature are in a state of constant flux. We each need to create our own road. Our essence is a product of our existence. Through bad faith, one seeks to escape the responsibility of freedom to choose and to act, to define oneself. Freedom: humans are condemned to be free. each human must always choose. Alone: one"s struggle for being-in-itself is always happening in the company of others even though each person is alone in the world. People are free in a sense that most cannot/do not wish to comprehend.
