Difference between revisions of "Existentialism"
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| + | The earliest existentialists were the devout Christian Soren Kierkegaard and the vocal atheist Fredrick Nietzsche. The movement did not, however, develop its name or popularity until the 20th century when it was popularized by a number of thinkers—ranging from the atheist [[Jean Paul Sartre]] to the Jewish thinker Marten Buber. <ref>Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy[http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/existentialism/]</ref> | ||
| + | At its core, existentialism seeks to understand what it means to be human. For some existentialists, the answer is to be found in giving ourselves totally to God, for others the answer is that we must make our own meaning in the world. There is, to date, no agreement among existentialists as to which of these answers is correct, but academic debate remains vigorous. <ref>Existentialism Today[http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/existentialism/#5]</ref> | ||
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Existentialism is both a broad philosophical movement and a cultural movement.
Philosophical Movement
The earliest existentialists were the devout Christian Soren Kierkegaard and the vocal atheist Fredrick Nietzsche. The movement did not, however, develop its name or popularity until the 20th century when it was popularized by a number of thinkers—ranging from the atheist Jean Paul Sartre to the Jewish thinker Marten Buber. [1] At its core, existentialism seeks to understand what it means to be human. For some existentialists, the answer is to be found in giving ourselves totally to God, for others the answer is that we must make our own meaning in the world. There is, to date, no agreement among existentialists as to which of these answers is correct, but academic debate remains vigorous. [2]
Cultural Movement
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