Chapter 11 FIB Flashcards

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The Danish philosopher and theologian ____________________ is usually credited with being the first modern existentialist.

A

Kierkegaard

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Existentialists hold that existence precedes ____________________.

A

essence

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3
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Rollo May spent part of his youth as a wandering ___________________, traveling through Europe, just as Erik Erikson had done a few years earlier.

A

artist

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4
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Existentialists emphasize the balance between _________________ and responsibility.

A

freedom

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5
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Being-in-the-world, or ______________________, means to exist in the world or to be at one with the world.

A

Dasein

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Our relation with the world of things and objects is called _____________________.

A

Umwelt

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7
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The most obvious avenue of _____________________ is death.

A

nonbeing

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Eigenwelt refers to our relationship with ______________________.

A

self

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9
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Our relationship to the world of people is termed ________________.

A

Mitwelt

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10
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People experience _____________________ when they become aware that their existence might be destroyed.

A

anxiety

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Guilt and anxiety are __________________________ in the sense that they refer to the nature of being and not to specific situations.

A

ontological

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12
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Intentionality and _____________________ are inseparable.

A

action

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13
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May defined ______________________ as “a state in which something does matter.”

A

care

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14
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May suggested a union between love and ______________________.

A

will

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15
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___________________ is a nonsexual love between two people, for example, a sister and brother.

A

Philia

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16
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Healthy people are able to face their ________________________ and to assume their freedom.

A

destiny

17
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May defined _______________________ as “the individual’s capacity to know that he [she] is the determined one.”

A

freedom

18
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Freedom comes from understanding our ______________________.

A

destiny

19
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May believed that _______________________ are conscious and unconscious belief systems that provide explanations for personal and social problems.

A

myths

20
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According to May, apathy and ______________________ are the spiritual illnesses of our time.

A

emptiness