existentialism quiz

existentialism gets its name from

an insistencce that human life is understandable only intermes of an individual mans existence, his particular experience of life

the chief psychological trait of the existential hero is

alienation

existentialism says that a man

lives (has existence) rather than is (has essence)

existentialism says that every mans experience of life is

unique, radically different from everyone elses and can be understood truly only in terms of his involvement in life or commitment to life

existentialism assumes the

absurdity of the world

____ is seen as image of man

sisyphus

the _______ is the man who can act despite his vivid awareness of the absurdity of the world in which he is living

existenial hero

existentialism emphasizes the personal

non instiutionalized need for every man to make his own decisions

exsistentialism advocates

living in the present

___ is the only certainty in life so it is really absurd to make decisions based on that

death

in spite of the view that life has no meaning ___ is not an alternative. you must live with____

suicide, existential angst

__ is very important to all existentialists

freedom

making decisions is important, ___

it matters but tit does not matter, because after we die we are all the same

important names in existentliams

alebrt camus, Jean Paul Sartre, Soren Kierkegaard, martin heidegger

gordon Bigelow six characteristics of existentliasm

1. existence before essence

2. reason is important to deal with the depths of human life

3. alienation or estrangement

4. fear trembling anxiety

5. the encounter with nothingness

6. freedom