Happiness and Agency
... Locke (1632-1704), Western Philosophy has been preoccupied with developing a viable concept of a free individual making his or her own decisions and leading a life of his or her own choosing. This idea is in some sense the core of what Thomas Jefferson called the pursuit of happiness. As J.S. Mill ( ...
... Locke (1632-1704), Western Philosophy has been preoccupied with developing a viable concept of a free individual making his or her own decisions and leading a life of his or her own choosing. This idea is in some sense the core of what Thomas Jefferson called the pursuit of happiness. As J.S. Mill ( ...
The Self
... first modeled existentialism were in fact philosophers and regarded it not as a cultural cliché, but rather as a complex and relevant philosophical outlook on existence (Stanford). There is one recurring theme in all variations of existentialism. This recurring theme is the idea that, in the words o ...
... first modeled existentialism were in fact philosophers and regarded it not as a cultural cliché, but rather as a complex and relevant philosophical outlook on existence (Stanford). There is one recurring theme in all variations of existentialism. This recurring theme is the idea that, in the words o ...
Servility and Self
... worth precisely because they have the power to make rational decisions and moral choices. Autonomous persons must be treated with respect, which means not violating their autonomy by ignoring or thwarting their ability to choose their own paths and make their own judgments. ...
... worth precisely because they have the power to make rational decisions and moral choices. Autonomous persons must be treated with respect, which means not violating their autonomy by ignoring or thwarting their ability to choose their own paths and make their own judgments. ...
From Classical to Contemporary
... in clinging to power by force or fraud. Such a society, no matter how long it persists, can never afford to become either tolerant or intellectually stable. It can never permit either the truthful recording of facts, or the emotional sincerity, that literary creation demands.” (2101) ...
... in clinging to power by force or fraud. Such a society, no matter how long it persists, can never afford to become either tolerant or intellectually stable. It can never permit either the truthful recording of facts, or the emotional sincerity, that literary creation demands.” (2101) ...
your existence
... meaningless and we are entirely responsible for our lives. Understanding this can big a big ol' bummer, and it often scares the sh!t out of people to realize they alone are responsible for the course of human events. It is relatively easy to say "Well, God has a plan, so those 20,000,000 people the ...
... meaningless and we are entirely responsible for our lives. Understanding this can big a big ol' bummer, and it often scares the sh!t out of people to realize they alone are responsible for the course of human events. It is relatively easy to say "Well, God has a plan, so those 20,000,000 people the ...
Sartre and the Existentialist Vision of the Human
... Note that existentialism is not a naïve subjectivism. It does not suggest that we are self-created, but merely that we are the source of significance in our existence. ...
... Note that existentialism is not a naïve subjectivism. It does not suggest that we are self-created, but merely that we are the source of significance in our existence. ...
Grendel by John Gardner
... and honest concern, a vision of life-in-the-twentieth-century that is worth pursuing. And the bad artists, of whom there are many, are whining or staring, because it’s fashionable, into the dark abyss.” ...
... and honest concern, a vision of life-in-the-twentieth-century that is worth pursuing. And the bad artists, of whom there are many, are whining or staring, because it’s fashionable, into the dark abyss.” ...
Sartre-How Do We Get From Nothingnes to Freedom
... from Heidegger. Heidegger’s Dasein is not corporeal or essential – it consists of ready-tohand experience, states of mind, guilt about the past, a consciousness of the finite nature of the future, and in particular a sense of falling through the present – all existential properties. Sartre would the ...
... from Heidegger. Heidegger’s Dasein is not corporeal or essential – it consists of ready-tohand experience, states of mind, guilt about the past, a consciousness of the finite nature of the future, and in particular a sense of falling through the present – all existential properties. Sartre would the ...
existentialist philosophies and political decline
... certain time and place, and may not do so always. Problems of philosophy are outside of me, but they must be studied in relationship to me, for their very existence as problems depends upon me and my existence. The problem of defining the term existence occupies a major place in existentialist liter ...
... certain time and place, and may not do so always. Problems of philosophy are outside of me, but they must be studied in relationship to me, for their very existence as problems depends upon me and my existence. The problem of defining the term existence occupies a major place in existentialist liter ...
Existentialism
... Choice and Commitment • Humans have freedom to choose. • Each individual makes choices that create his or her own nature. • Because we choose, we must accept risk and responsibility for wherever our commitments take us. ...
... Choice and Commitment • Humans have freedom to choose. • Each individual makes choices that create his or her own nature. • Because we choose, we must accept risk and responsibility for wherever our commitments take us. ...
Albert Camus
... Existentialism is often viewed from a one dimensional perspective: Life is pointless, absurd. This is not entirely true. One might see Existentialism as a response to the often over-used victim psychology. ...
... Existentialism is often viewed from a one dimensional perspective: Life is pointless, absurd. This is not entirely true. One might see Existentialism as a response to the often over-used victim psychology. ...
Existentialism - Midlands State University
... Because of the diversity of positions associated with existentialism, the term is impossible to define precisely. Certain themes common to virtually all existentialist writers can, however, be identified. The term itself suggests one major theme: the stress on concrete individual existence and, cons ...
... Because of the diversity of positions associated with existentialism, the term is impossible to define precisely. Certain themes common to virtually all existentialist writers can, however, be identified. The term itself suggests one major theme: the stress on concrete individual existence and, cons ...
Existentialism
Existentialism (/ɛɡzɪˈstɛnʃəlɪzəm/) is a term applied to the work of certain late 19th- and 20th-century European philosophers who, despite profound doctrinal differences, shared the belief that philosophical thinking begins with the human subject—not merely the thinking subject, but the acting, feeling, living human individual. In existentialism, the individual's starting point is characterised by what has been called ""the existential attitude"", or a sense of disorientation and confusion in the face of an apparently meaningless or absurd world. Many existentialists have also regarded traditional systematic or academic philosophies, in both style and content, as too abstract and remote from concrete human experience.Søren Kierkegaard is generally considered to have been the first existentialist philosopher, though he did not use the term existentialism. He proposed that each individual—not society or religion—is solely responsible for giving meaning to life and living it passionately and sincerely (""authentically""). Existentialism became popular in the years following World War II, and strongly influenced many disciplines besides philosophy, including theology, drama, art, literature, and psychology.