WorksheetsExistentialism
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
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
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"
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"
Where did this idea start?
Africa
The United States
Europe
Australia
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
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
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
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
who is noted for bringing the most international attention to existentialism in the 20th century
Kierkegaard
Jean-Paul Sartre
Hegel
Simon De Beauvoir
"The universe is unfathomable; individuals must assume responsibility without knowing right or wrong."
This worldview best describes ...
Existentialism
Atheism
Absurdist Theory
Agnosticism
