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The Doctrine Of Freedom And Responsibility In Jean Paul Sartre - The Fundamental Principles In An Authentic Existence
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This is why
Igwemma C., has carefully deduced that, “the issue of human free will
also gives rise to the essential distinction in ethics between acts of
man and human actsâ€27. A human act is that which is resulted by the
interaction of the human intellect and the free will. It is a voluntary
and deliberate act, and consequently belongs to man.
In a way of
summary, the will and the act define themselves separately, and one
cannot and does not suffice for the other. For instance, I desire to
ride a car, I cannot do so unless I have the capacity or ability to do
so.
[1] J. P. Sartre, Being and Nothingness, (New York: Washington square press, Inc., 1966), p.1.
[2] Ibid, p. 3.
[3] T. Aquinas, Summa Theologia (New York: Benziger Brother 1947) V.1a, Q 103, Art 51a83. 1c.
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J. J Rousseau, Traetise on Social Contract in R. Hutchins, M. J. Alder
(Eds), Great Books of the Western World, (Chicago: Encyclopedia
Britannica Inc., 1952), P. 387.
5 W. James, Cited in Lamont, C., Freedom of choice affirmed. (Baston. Beacon Press, 1969), p. 14.
5 W. James, Cited in Lamont, C., Freedom of choice affirmed. (Bas. Beacon Press, 1969), p. 14.
6 P. H. Partidge, Encyclopedia of Philosophy S. V. “Freedomâ€.
7 F. Thilly, A history of philosophy (Allabad: India Central Book Deport, 1981), p. 848.
8 S. E. Stumpf, Philosophy: History and problem, (New York: McGraw-Hill Inc., 1984), p. 42.
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