Arguments Against Sartre's Thesis

In this essay, I will be exploring what Sartre's had meant in his quote "we have to deal with human reality as a being which is what it is not, and which is not what it is". This paper then will construct arguments on why Sartre's thesis is successful. On the other hand, I will be considering objections against why Sartre's thesis is not successful and why it is flawed. Finally, I will consider how Sartre may respond to the objections that I have made against his thesis. From this, the paper will arrive at the conclusion of that, Sartre's thesis has a valid argument in why his thesis should be accepted even though it has some flaws.

Sartre's thesis explained:
I will start by clarifying what Sartre is claiming in his quote; "We have to deal

Additional to this point, I will now examine Sartre's suggestion that we have facticity; which is our existence. Humans all have a past and future which is a projection of ourselves. For example, the stereotype of a student would be partying, but you can change this view by doing studying hard and initially doing the opposite of what a typical student will do. This is indicating that we have the freedom to do what we want and build on ourselves because we have the capability to make different choices which will affect our future and what makes who we are (Mirvish, A. and Van den Hoven, A, 2010, p425). Humans have responsibilities of deciding their future therefore, we do not have to commit to who we are in the present moment because our choices may alter in the future. This argument shows that Sartre's thesis is acceptable because we naturally do have the freedom to do what we want which will impact the decisions we make and our future (Kemerling, G. (2011). Sartre does take into consideration that we do have the ability to make ourselves how we wish, and we also have the capacity to change ourselves. Making his view of humans very

Sartre may respond with the argument that most people do not believe in God and are not theists, so we do not need to say that there was an idea before we existed. Atheists may argue that we have existed through the process of evolution which will the support of Sartre's view that nothing would constraint our freedom. Not everyone is a theist and there is not enough conclusive evidence to show that God has put limitations on our freedom because humans are capable of doing what they want most of the time (Kemerling, G.2011). Some constraints are put on to use which are man-made for example, laws by the state. This shows that Sartre's thesis has survived criticisms against his thesis as there is no conclusive evidence to suggest that there is an almighty power out there who has already planned human essence. Furthermore, Additionally, Sartre may suggest that, we have to think realistically and make realistic possible choices (Sartre, 1943 [2003], p416-463). In the case of the prisoner, he is still able to think freely and plan for his future, even though he does not have physical freedom. These objections still do not make Sartre's thesis unacceptable, as most humans do have freedom of choice and freedom to think. Even if someone has a mental impairment or a head injury they are able to make some rational choices, even if they are minimum. So, there is