Existentialism: A Self Maker Philosophy and its Implications on Education

Abstract

This paper rationalizes man as a self-maker being because man is a free being who is capable of living his life the way he wants. The concept of determinism is an absurdity to the existentialists since man cannot be separated from exercising his freedom and as well be ready to face the consequence of the action taken. He is a subject and not an object that can be manipulated like a robot. His freedom attests to him as a moral agent who is rational and can choose for himself what to do, how to do it and when to act instead of compromising his nature. Based on this, the paper examines existentialism as a school of thought and a choice making philosophy, rationalizes freedom as well as responsibility and their implications on education. This is qualitative research in education which makes use of language and logical reasoning throughout.