English, 11.07.2019 20:20 aaronw3743

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if on the other hand, existence precedes essence, and if we grant that we exist and fashion our image at one and the same time, the image is valid for everybody and for our whole age. (“existentialism,” p. 1168)
in the excerpt above, what does sartre mean when he writes, “existence precedes essence”?
that it is natural for people to believe in god before believing that god does not exist
that people must think before they act
that people should act before they think
that people don't have an innate set of values or predisposition, and that people create themselves after birth

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