Existentialism

Sartre, in his passion for freedom, goes so far as to reject the reality of the unconscious. According to him, even our dreams are freely chosen, only subconsciously. The emphasis on subjectivity and freedom easily slides into an overemphasis on individualism, tending toward solipsism where the self becomes a world entirely itself, cut off from other selves. Sartre’s theory of freedom is at the heart of his ethics. One must choose what one will become, but the ethical choice is one of universalization of one’s actions. Like the quote Sartre quoted, if god doesn’t exist, everything is possible. Sartre also connects the notion of freedom with the idea that existence precedes essence.