Discuss some of the prominent themes of Sartre's existentialism

What will be an ideal response?


Essay responses should include these points:
• Prominent themes of existentialism include "Existence precedes essence."
• The existential view is that humans are born and create themselves.
• Existentialist subjectivity includes the idea that humans are completely responsible for themselves, with no excuses.
• Existential views of life and cosmology are reflected in the sentence "We seek meaning in a meaningless world."

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