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Is freedom in existentialism compatible with determinism. Or does it simply refer to the subjective experience of deciding amongst a variety of possibilities

Alanski88
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  • Sorry I meant to say that the subjective experience is no more than just that. There is no true freedom as the previous occurring events have determined a definite outcome irrelevant to the subjective experience of freedom – Alanski88 Jul 25 '18 at 07:21
  • There are many philosophies that have been labeled existentialist. Which philosophers' views are you referring to when you say existentialism? This helps provide a context for the question which limits it in some way so a brief answer that is reasonably objective can be provided in some way. Welcome! – Frank Hubeny Jul 25 '18 at 11:04
  • What do you mean "true freedom?" What would it look like if it existed? How would it be different from what I seem to be walking around in? –  Jul 25 '18 at 17:24
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    Yes, according to Sartre and his source, Nietzsche. Possible duplicate of [Existentialism and the absensce of free will](https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/7502/existentialism-and-the-absensce-of-free-will) – Conifold Jul 25 '18 at 18:03
  • ?Nietzsche, a source for Sartre? – sand1 Jul 25 '18 at 20:49
  • Sartre does not assert that there is no determinism "out there" in the universe. The universe and its causalities are given to us as _facticity and its contingencies_. But he claims that consciousness defines itself as what is _not_ facticity or Being (separates from it by _nothingness or rejection_). This is what his frredom is about. Consciousness is obliged to determine itself because it cannor be determined by the universe, being split off from it. – ttnphns Jul 29 '18 at 09:44

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