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The claim that existentialism leaves a moral vacuum is a common one against this philosophy, and one that Sartre was aware of. Existentialism places freedom at the centre of human experience, and this includes the freedom from traditional moral views, which at first glance, could be worrisome for some people.
However, getting rid of moral traditions imposed by society is a choice: the choice to define your own morality. And by defining this morality, you replace old values with new ones. Therefore, there is no vacuum as there is no "empty space." When some social rules are removed from our ethical code, some other personal rules replace them. Sartre places great value on "authenticity." This is the creation of our own self in freedom. Through authenticity and freedom, we design ourselves, both as individuals and in society. Existentialism, therefore, does not imply the loss of ethics (and therefore, the lack of morals), but only the creation of a new ethics based on individual freedom and authenticity.
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Existentialism is another philosophical perspective that was popular in the 20th century. Although existentialists differ on certain philosophical points, Sartre’s essay entitled “Existentialism” provides a brief and clear introduction to some of the central tenets of the movement. The claim that existentialism leaves a moral vacuüm is a common one against this philosophy, and one that Sartre was aware of. Existentialism places freedom at the centre of human experience, and this includes the freedom from traditional moral views, which at first glance, could be worrisome for some people. However, getting rid of moral traditions imposed by society is a choice: the choice to define your own morality. And by defining this morality, you replace old values with new ones. Therefore, there is no vacuüm as there is no "empty space." When some social rules removed from our ethical code, some other personal rules replace them. Sartre places great value on "authenticity." This is creation of our own self in freedom. Through authenticity and freedom, we design ourselves, both as people and in society. Existentialism, therefore, does not imply the loss of ethics (and therefore, the lack of morals), but only creation of a new ethics based on personal freedom and authenticity. Sartre explains the foundational concept of subjectivism as he defends existentialism from attack: The word "subjectivism" has two meanings, and our opponents play on the two. Subjectivism means, on the one hand, that an person chooses and makes himself; and, on the other, that it is impossible for man to transcend human subjectivity. The second of these is the essential meaning of existentialism. (“Existentialism,” p. 1168) In other words, it is a fact that man “makes himself,” and it is his inability to escape that role which defines existentialism. Furthermore, in making what we see as the best decisions for ourselves, we unavoidably create an image of the ideal that then applies to all people. We become what we are through “will,” a series of essentially spontaneous choices made throughout life. These choices not only produce one's personal responsibility for them, but one's responsibility extends to all of humanity.
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