Existentialism Flashcards
1
Q
We have free will and can make our own choices pero limited.
A
Libertarian Free Will
2
Q
What book of Sartre discussed existence as a physical and mental feeling
A
Nausea
3
Q
Freedom is:
A
- detachable
- human condition
- Condemnation of man: Being free condemned us to making right choices.
4
Q
“We exist before we find meaning”
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Existence precedes essence
5
Q
“To be is to be perceived”
A
Esse est percipi
6
Q
These are the things we can’t change like skin color and handicaps. But we can still find meaning in them
A
Facticity
7
Q
Transcendence
A
Idk
8
Q
Why is essence more important than existence
A
It is a prerequisite. If you define your meaning then your existence will surely follow. You can’t define your existence without defining your essence
9
Q
What’re the 7 existential themes? 4A DFC
A
Absurdity Alienation Anxiety and Dread Anguish Death and Nothingness Freedom Crowd Mentality
10
Q
- life is full of contradictions
- death can’t be the focus of human existence
- finding shit weird all of a sudden
- why am i even alive if i’m just gonna die?
A
Absurdity
11
Q
- even tho youre doing things alone, doesnt mean youre not fulfilling your existence
- man separates himself from earthly existence
- our lives are governed by meditative and calculative thinking (reflections and science)
- technology separates us from nature
- we reflect
- too much individualism = unable to experience the other
A
Alienation
12
Q
- makes us insecure of our abilities
- question why we start stuff in the first place
- fear the idea of nothingness
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Anxiety and Dread
13
Q
- Everything is terrifyingly possible
- Nothing is predetermined
- Without God, they feel alone.
- I am unable to escape a deep sense of responsibility
- We are accountable for our choices
A
Anguish
14
Q
- near death experience can also be losing the idea of existence
A
Death and Nothingness
15
Q
- interconnected with the other themes
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Freedom
