Existentialism in a broad sense, might be seen as a philosophy that is predominantly concerned with the analysis of existence, and the meaning of life through free will. However, the existentialism could be perceived as much more than philosophical movement, since much of its popularity in the 1950s, and 1960s, was achieved through the literary fictional works of Sartre’s, such as Nausea and No Exit.
Among the major philosophers identified as existentialists were Karl Jaspers, Martin Heidegger, and Martin Buber, the nineteenth century philosophers, Soren Kierkegaard and Friedrich Nietzsche, came to be seen as precursors of the movement.
Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre, a French philosopher, author, and playwright, coined the term:
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Angst and Dread:
A feeling of deep anxiety about the human condition, and the world in general, is experiencing freedom and being aware that we are responsible for these conditions.
The major strength of the existentialism is the fact that it gives an individual the freedom to choose its own values, and states that humans are not designed with preexisting function, or the essence. Basically what it means to us might set us free; since it doesn’t matter if we were born poor in obscurity, we can still determine our own authenticity, and facticity.
Sartre’s primary ideas are that we are left alone in the world, and we are free to do as we please, since there is no creator, it’s us, and only us who are responsible for ourselves and the world as such.
It’s no doubt that people have tendency to live in denial, and have tendency to shed responsibility; and for that reason such thinking might be perceived as discouraging for many.
However, on the other hand such thinking might offer us the incentive that we might need to create a world which will be authentic and we will be free to live as we please in such a world, and that’s an encouraging thought to
Among the major philosophers identified as existentialists were Karl Jaspers, Martin Heidegger, and Martin Buber, the nineteenth century philosophers, Soren Kierkegaard and Friedrich Nietzsche, came to be seen as precursors of the movement.
Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre, a French philosopher, author, and playwright, coined the term:
Existence …show more content…
Angst and Dread:
A feeling of deep anxiety about the human condition, and the world in general, is experiencing freedom and being aware that we are responsible for these conditions.
The major strength of the existentialism is the fact that it gives an individual the freedom to choose its own values, and states that humans are not designed with preexisting function, or the essence. Basically what it means to us might set us free; since it doesn’t matter if we were born poor in obscurity, we can still determine our own authenticity, and facticity.
Sartre’s primary ideas are that we are left alone in the world, and we are free to do as we please, since there is no creator, it’s us, and only us who are responsible for ourselves and the world as such.
It’s no doubt that people have tendency to live in denial, and have tendency to shed responsibility; and for that reason such thinking might be perceived as discouraging for many.
However, on the other hand such thinking might offer us the incentive that we might need to create a world which will be authentic and we will be free to live as we please in such a world, and that’s an encouraging thought to