... of optimism, pessimism, and realism through varying searches for the meaning or the truth of existence. When examining these beliefs from a personal perspective, it is impossible not to ask varying questions to one self. As an existentialist, it is necessary to place personal ideals in one of many categories, and to retain a view that perhaps everything in life does not happen ... to a ripple effect; according to the existentialist belief system, it is inevitable, and responsible decision making are crucial to society as a whole. Jean Paul Sartre was best known for his study of existent...

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