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Existentialism and Humanism

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Existentialism and Humanism argues from existence before a fixed human purpose toward the demands of choice. The course uses that argument as a bounded comparison with Beauvoir.

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Guided course · Module 11 · Lesson 65
Freedom in a situation one did not choose
Beauvoir’s account of situated freedom leads to questions about oppression and support. How can one person open another’s possibilities without directing their life?