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Existentialism explores agency, commitment and responsibility without assuming a ready-made human purpose. Its thinkers differ over religion, situation and what freedom requires.
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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?