Sartre Says, "Man Is, Indeed, a Project Which Possesses a Subjective

question 153

Multiple Choice

Sartre says, "Man is, indeed, a project which possesses a subjective life, instead of being a kind of moss, or a fungus or a cauliflower. Before that projection of the self nothing exists; not even in the heaven of intelligence: man will only attain existence when he is what he purposes to be . . . Thus, the first effect of existentialism is that it puts every man in possession of himself as he is"; in other words,

• A) We are subject to the Will of God.
• B) Humans have the illusion of freedom.
• C) Rationality is like a blank slate.
• D) Man is responsible for what he is.

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