Existentialism

Who is the Father of Existentialism?

• Plato

• Socrates

• Sӧren Kierkegaard

• Jean-Paul Sartre

According to him, man first exists without purpose or definition, finds himself in the world and only then, as a reaction to experience, defines the meaning of life.

• Sӧren Kierkegaard

• Jean-Paul Sartre

• Jean Piaget

• Albert Camus

He said, “I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isn't, than live as if there isn't and to die to find out that there is.”

• Sӧren Kierkegaard

• Jean-Paul Sartre

• Jean Piaget

• Albert Camus

Exsistere means...

• to stand in

• to standoff

• to stand out

What all existentialists have in common, according to Sartre, is the view that:

• God does not exist, and so everything is permitted.

• All humans share a common nature.

• Existence precedes essence.

• Essence precedes existence.

Existentialism is a teacher-centered philosophy.

• True

• False

Existentialism helps children find meaning and direction in their lives.

• True

• False

In Existentialist Curriculum, students are given limited options from which to choose.

• True

• False

In Existentialist Curriculum, the humanities are given emphasis to provide students with various experiences that will help unleash their own creativity and self-expression.

• True

• False

In Existentialist Curriculum, the role of the teacher is to help students define their own essence by exposing them to various paths they take in life.

• True

• False