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Oct 24, 2024 · According to existentialism: (1) Existence is always particular and individual—always my existence, your existence, his existence, her existence. (2) Existence is primarily the problem of existence (i.e., of its mode of being); it is, therefore, also the investigation of the meaning of Being. (3) That investigation is continually faced with ...
Jan 6, 2023 · Existentialism. First published Fri Jan 6, 2023. As an intellectual movement that exploded on the scene in mid-twentieth-century France, “existentialism” is often viewed as a historically situated event that emerged against the backdrop of the Second World War, the Nazi death camps, and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, all of ...
Existentialism. Existentialism is a family of philosophical views and inquiry that prioritize the existence of the human individual, study existence from the individual's perspective, and conclude that, despite the absurdity or incomprehensibility of the universe, individuals must still embrace responsibility for their actions and strive to ...
Aug 23, 2004 · Existentialism. First published Mon Aug 23, 2004; substantive revision Mon Mar 9, 2015. Like “rationalism” and “empiricism,” “existentialism” is a term that belongs to intellectual history. Its definition is thus to some extent one of historical convenience. The term was explicitly adopted as a self-description by Jean-Paul Sartre ...
Sep 28, 2023 · Origin and history of existentialism. Most philosophers consider Søren Kierkegaard (1813-1855) to be the first existentialist philosopher.While it is true that the first to use the term was Jean-Paul Sartre, it was Kierkegaard who opposed Hegelian idealism and built upon various elements taken up by the existentialist thought, such as anguish and loneliness.
Jun 25, 2019 · Existentialism is more a trend or tendency that can be found throughout the history of philosophy. Existentialism is hostile towards abstract theories or systems that propose to describe all of the intricacies and difficulties of human life through more-or-less simplistic formulas. Existentialists focus primarily on matters such as choice ...
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Existentialism is a catch-all term for those philosophers who consider the nature of the human condition as a key philosophical problem and who share the view that this problem is best addressed through ontology. This very broad definition will be clarified by discussing seven key themes that existentialist thinkers address.
