I want to KNOW true reality, as a whole, and proceed by the route of cognition.
I want to BE; I want not only longevity, but to be my authentic self; I want eternity - and proceed by the route of efficacious action.
I want to BE; I want not only longevity, but to be my authentic self; I want eternity - and proceed by the route of efficacious action.
— Karl Jaspers, The Philosophy of Existence (via gnossienne)
Authenticity and Inauthenticity
What is meant by authenticity is that in acting, one should act as oneself, not as one acts or as one’s genes or any other essence require. The authentic act is one that is in accordance with one’s freedom. Of course, as a condition of freedom is facticity, this includes one’s facticity, but not to the degree that this facticity can in any way determine one’s choices (in the sense that one could then blame one’s background for making the choice one made).
