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A 2 page paper discussing the existentialist philosophy of Sartre, Nietzsche and Kierkegaard, followed by a brief discussion of Sartre’s “No Exit” and personal reflection. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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that emphasizes individual existence. Websters defines the word in part by stating that the individual "must assume ultimate responsibility for his acts of free will without any certain knowledge
of what is right or wrong or good or bad." Existentialist philosophers vary widely in their assessment of the extent of human existence.
Sartre promoted the notion of the dead not truly being gone - i.e., no longer in existence - as unlikely, at best. In Sartres view, people continue to
exist only so long as someone remembers them. Nietzsche promoted the notion that "God is dead" in the early years of the last century, but Kierkegaard used an existential
base as a tool to strive to drive people to God in his native Denmark. The single overriding theme that provides a hallmark
for existentialism is that individuals are responsible for their own actions. Individuals make choices daily, all of which have consequences that the individual needs to accept as his own.
Free will is a central concept to existentialism, for without it, individuals are not acting from their own perspectives but rather from one they have been told or otherwise
instructed to hold. Sartres "No Exit" Joseph Garcin grows closer to Inez and Estelle in telling them his story. Giving other people
information constitutes giving "power" over the one providing the personal information, but it also provides insight for the one who has lived the experiences about which he tells another.
Joseph Garcin eventually wills the door to open so he can leave and escape the uncomfortable place he occupies. When the door finally
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