Existentialism Flashcards
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DEF: existentialism
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asks whats meaning- life
don’t believe only 1 meaning
teachers us to discover ourselves
2
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Main idea of existentialism:
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self examination / discovery
decision making
u.stand purpose of life
3
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Proponents of Existentialism
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Jacques Derrida
Jean-Paul Sarte
Michael Foucault
Friedrich Nietzsche
4
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what happen if IGNORE existentialism?
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- makes us too trusting
- feeling helpless + angry
- confusing
- disruptive
- lead> despair
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Advantages Existentialism:
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question other people ideas + values more open about self trust our instincts spot fakes enjoy life more
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Def: Nihilism
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‘philosophy of nothing’
opposite existentialism
people believe no purpose-life + no soul
can help free person + cause violence +chaos
7
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Def: Black Existentialism:
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race (hatred black people)
