A CRITIQUE OF SARTRE’S HERMENEUTIC PERSPECTIVE ON FREEDOM AND DEATH

Abstract

The human being is unquestionably a free entity. He is a thoughtful individual with the capacity to make crucial choices that have an impact on his own and other people's lives. These talents demonstrate how a person's free will may definitely change some aspects of their lives. However, there are inescapable aspects of everyday life that limit or even seem to take away a person's freedom and capacity for decision-making. The hermeneutic method is used in this essay. The concept and practice of interpretation is known as hermeneutics. This approach is regarded suitable in this case since it makes explaining Sartre's views about freedom and death reasonably convenient. This essay's main goal is to hermeneutically consider two key and closely related aspects of Jean-Paul Sartre's existentialism: freedom and death. Based on Sartre, a man first exists and then autonomously determines his nature via conscious choices. However, he regards death as a reality that forbids freedom and occurs independently of the decisions made by a person. This article seeks to show how, in Sartre's theories, freedom and death may be related. The logical and moral plausibility of Sartre's assertion that death is the only thing that can limit a person's total freedom is investigated. By making an effort to provide a better interpretation of Sartre's standpoint, the study work's primary objective is to reduce its inconsistencies.