Existentialism

What is existentialism?

• a philosophy concerned with the meaning of life

• religion based on the pursuit of worldly pleasure

• a philosophy concerned with death

• a school of thought based on the idea nothing matters

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This philosophy was responding to what idea?

• Politics are inherently evil

• People are inherently good

• God gives meaning to life

• Heaven awaits those who repent

Existentialism is defined by which of the following concepts?

• wealth, pleasure, honor= the good life

• living authentically

• Science will make everything better

• Accept that life "is what it is"

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These are all examples of Existentialist Principles except:

• Essence precedes existence

• The world we know is absurd and unfair

• Social values and structure should control the individual

• "Man makes himself"

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Where did this idea start?

• Africa

• The United States

• Europe

• Australia

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What is existentialism?

• emphasizes the existence of an individual as a free and responsible agent of society

• emphasizes how humans used science to prove how things came to be

• emphasizes the creation of the world which is a product of the big bang theory

• emphasizes the origin of the world

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When did existentialism begin?

• around the 16th and 17th centuries

• around the 18th century

• around the 14th and 15th centuries

• around the 19th and 20th centuries

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what is the notion of existentialism?

• humans spend their time doing recreational activities and not enough time trying to figure out where we came from

• humans existed first then spent their time trying to sculpt their essence or nature

• humans exist then spend their time tampering with scientific theories

• humans' existence was decided before they were born and have no say in their life choices

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an existentialist believes one should be able to make choices without the help of...

• the law

• ethnic rules

• traditions

• personal intellect

what is human nature believed to be decided by?

• what the government says

• life choices

• what the parents say

• what Lauren says

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