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Jean-Paul Sartre was a Parisian who existed from 1905-1980. His early studies of phenomenology led him to develop an existential view known as forlornness. He also held steadfast in his conviction that with freedom man has tremendous responsibility.
The term Sartre famously coined, forlornness, means that man is alone in his existence. He believes that there is no God for which to seek moral guidance and certainty; we are free in the truest sense (that we control our lives and create our future). This does not allow for one to martyr science or philosophy, however. To do so is just a means to the same end reached by religion. Sartrean "Free Will" is the polar opposite of determinism, which implicates that our actions are all the result of an impetus beyond our control down to the minutest of operations. Such freedom from a societal standpoint means that at all times one has control over their actions; the advancement or regression of life is the result of situations imposed......

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