Man and the World

Philippines
February 19, 2010 10:51pm CST
Man, according to the french philosopher, Jean Paul Sartre, is what he makes of himself. this is the existential fulcrum in which thinking about man is anchored upon man himself. this means that, man and the very life that he lives, is an irreducible question, a question that he alone has to answer- not God, nor religion, but him. thus, human life and its very meaning, the values that man has to live, and the decisions that he has to make, depend solely on how man views himself as an actor in the world who is solely responsible for his life. Life is difficult but ultimately we have no other choice but to live this life. to live this life we must, and we are in a world that constantly asks us why it matters that we find the very reason for us to be and to really live - and live well.
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mfernandezus
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• Philippines
23 Feb 10
life's a journey, not a destination - Jon Bon Jovi know thyself - Socrates what makes a man? depends on nature depends on environment how man lives himself in a difficult world? it's a matter of perspective - contributed by how his upbringing and his nature a Christian doesn't look like same as a non-Christian does. you can't say what is right for you would be accepted by all. you can live alone you can't live alone man is social being