Quote:
Originally Posted by Hoda  Jean Paul Sartre said :
I am responsible for everything . . . except for my very responsibility, for I am not the foundation of my being. Therefore everything takes place as if I were compelled to be responsible. I am abandoned in the world . . . in the sense that I find myself suddenly alone and without help, engaged in a world for which I bear the whole responsibility without being able, whatever I do, to tear myself away from this responsibility for an instant.
are we eventually dealing with concepts and cognitive abilities that we did not create at the first place? - i guess yea, we are - and also, it is our genes and environment that are pushing us towards living this life, which minimizes our freedom, no? how dos that affect our psychological health/development? |
Dear Hoda:
Does Sartre imply that he and others are invariably responsible for whatever may be projected on them?
There seem to be common misunderstandings throughout Western Civilization, regarding the meaning of the word, 'karma' (you are responsible for what you do); while Western Civilization generally practices Christianity, which is based - so the theology goes - on the tormentation and suffering of a man who was without any bad karma (sinless). Is not the story of Jesus exemplary of injustice imposed upon him by the 'bad karma' of others?
The summary of this reasoning is the proposal that
(exceptions granted, where found) we are not generally responsible for what others do...
Lest we descend into rationalizing what is called 'victimology'; 'blaming the victim'.
Do you, Hoda, consider this response as cogent to and 'on topic' with your thread commencement?
Best regards to you and yours,
- RP