Photo courtesy of foto decadent At the end of my last post I questioned whether I should censor myself for the blog. Well I am taking the plunge and letting it all hang out. There are a lot of things to consider when deciding how much you want to release out into the world. I have recently gotten into existentialism and really looked at that to decide. Essentially existentialism is an individualized philosophy so the defining of it can take many forms. I think overall it looks at the absurdity of life. Thus what is the point of taking myself too seriously and censoring myself.
For a little more in depth discussion. Existentialism discusses our desire to make rational decisions despite living in an irrational world. Life can be seen as without meaning or it might be without a meaning we can understand. Regardless existentialism sees our desire for logic as futile. Thus, we must define our own meanings. Overall the individual defines everything for themselves.
Simone de Beauvior most famous for publishing The Second Sex theorized an existentialism from a feminist perspective. Beauvoir purported that one is not born a woman, but becomes one. It is the social construction of Woman as the quintessential Other that Beauvoir identifies as fundamental to women's oppression.
Beauvoir asserted that women are as capable of choice as men, and thus can choose to elevate themselves to a position in which one takes responsibility for oneself and the world, where one chooses one's freedom. Thus I am chosing the freedom to be totally authentic. This is all a little heavy for a Monday morning but I am interested to see where this freedom takes me...
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