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Existentialism is both a broad philosophical movement and a cultural movement.   

Existentialism is both a broad philosophical movement and a cultural movement.  One of it's central concepts is that a human being's "existence preceeds essence."  Generally, this says that we do not have funadamental attributes, and that humans must develop these attributes as their lives progress.

 

==Philosophical Movement==

==Philosophical Movement==

The earliest existentialists were the devout Christian [[Soren Kierkegaard]] and the vocal atheist [[Friedrich 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>

The earliest existentialists were the devout Christian [[Soren Kierkegaard]] and the vocal atheist [[Friedrich 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>