Individual freedom is achieved only through the freedom of others

Evidence

But it is not solipsistic, since the individual is defined only by his relationship to the world and to other individuals; he exists only by transcending himself, and his freedom can be achieved only through the freedom of others. He justifies his existence by a movement which, like freedom, springs from his heart but which leads outside of him. — Simone de Beauvoir, The Ethics of Ambiguity, 144

Categorization

• QUESTION: The reader’s stated question: is ‘freedom achieved only through the freedom of others’ actually derived here or merely asserted? This sentence states the conclusion as definitional flat without the derivation. Track this.
• XREF: Connects to the reader’s broader reading on freedom as relation vs. possession — the exact tension flagged in the reading purpose. — connects to: The dead persist only through the survivor’s freedom that carries them — Jean-Paul Sartre, Being and Nothingness: An Essay on…, 419; The Other’s freedom is the sole separation between my self and the Other — Jean-Paul Sartre, Being and Nothingness: An Essay on…, 749; Tolerance and even abstention also violate the Other’s freedom. — Jean-Paul Sartre, Being and Nothingness: An Essay on…, 1008 (+24 more)