Volume-XII, Issue-II, March 2026 |
Jean-Paul Sartre and His Theory of Individuality Nabanita Deb Ghosh, Research scholar, Dept. of Philopsophy, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
Received: 10.03.2026 | Accepted: 13.03.2026 | Published Online: 31.03.2026 | Page No: | ||||
DOI: 10.29032/ijhsss.vol.12.issue.02W. | |||||||
ABSTRACT | ||
Existentialism is a style to discuss different philosophical thoughts. They focus on individuality and integrity of a human being. Thus, they refuse to accept the universal notion of any truth or fact. The followers of this notion think je the notions like objectivity or universality can hamper the existence of an individual. In this paper I am going to discuss existential notion of Jean-Paul Sartre. Sartre accepts an individual as a fundamental mode of existence. According to Sartre, creating meaning for each of our lives is essential to what it is to exist. Our fate is our responsibility. Our intentions shape the way we live. According to him, nothing can be described in terms of a fixed and permanent human nature if reality truly comes before essence; in other words, there is no determinism, man is free, and man is freedom. The revolutionary aspect of the existentialist position, according to Sartre, is that it starts with a radical humanism that transfers divine power—which in this context is simply to be defined as the existence of a subject that has the capacity for free choice and is thus directly to be regarded as something that results from free choice—to the shoulders of people. So, the ultimate responsible being is man or individual. | ||
Keywords: Existentialism, Freedom, Individuality, Responsibility, Existence precedes essence |