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Existentialism refers to a philosophical current that focuses on analyzing the condition of the human being, freedom, responsibility, and the meaning of life. It is a doctrine that pursues the overcoming of human prejudices and moralism, and at the same time defends the value of people and promotes that they reach their maximum potential.
Existentialism is concerned with the human condition, the purpose of life, authenticity in one’s purpose and being, the attempt to find meaning amidst the absurdity and finitude of existence. Philosophers have asked how life can be meaningful in the face of the grave, and whether life matters.
This essay offers a revised and updated edition to Charles Guignon's comprehensive introduction to the core ideas of existentialism with a focus on its historical development, accounts of being-in-the-world, freedom and responsibility, everyday existence, anxiety, and authenticity, as well as criticisms and an assessment of its contemporary rele...
- kevin aho
Volume I identifies the seven (7) principles of existentialism and the necessary and sufficient conditions for a philosophy to be existential, and introduces readers to the depth of the problem by showing how the question “What is existentialism?” can be answered in multiple ways, all of which are provided in this two-volume set. . Vol.
- Kevin Aho
Aug 21, 2023 · Existentialists believed we should embrace freedom and authenticity. How do we live good, fulfilling lives? Aristotle first took on this question in his – arguably the first time anyone in...
- Oscar Davis
Jan 11, 2016 · The objective of this study is to mention how existential freedom is pictured in the novel and to analyze the portrayal of existential freedom by the main character of the novel.
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3. Freedom and Value. Existentialism did not develop much in the way of a normative ethics; however, a certain approach to the theory of value and to moral psychology, deriving from the idea of existence as self-making in situation, are distinctive marks of the existentialist tradition.
