Sartre

Sartre’s believes that an individual’s personality and self-concept is not built upon a pre-existing model or purpose. Sartre’s view of “existence precedes essence” confirms the absence of a predetermined essence in the individual, and that the individual’s essence is constructed solely through how that individual crafts their life by the use of free will. Moreover, Sartre sees how an individual defines themselves with their actions and the idea that the individual is responsible for said actions. The concept that man first exists then encounters himself all the while living his life and then afterwards, defines himself, is Sartre’s belief that we as individuals begin as nothing and only through our actions and how we shape our lives can we

The parent governs over their child with rules, commands and expectations. In this instance, say, the parent denies the child’s request for permission to go away for a weekend to a concert out of town with friends. The child becomes upset and may possibly say something hurtful. The parent feels responsibility in raising their child in a manner that they deem appropriate and in the best interest of the child, while the child may not, at that time, believe in such an assessment. In addition, the denial of the child’s request brings about anguish in that the parent has the burden of denying the child permission to attend a fun and exciting event. Moreover, the freedom to deny the request is representative of Sartre’s belief that our choices and actions are reflective of humanity as we define what it means to be human since each human is a blank slate that has no preconceived essence. By raising the child in this manner, the parent hopes to protect the child from potential hazards and through Sartre’s concept of our actions reflecting on humanity, the idea is that the rest of humanity will do the same in order to protect their child from potential dangers in the future and as a