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Jun 19, 2024 · Existentialism is a philosophy that interprets human existence as concrete, problematic, and free. It explores the meaning of Being, the possibilities of choice, and the relationships with others and the world.
2 days ago · Existence is conceived as the progression of the ātman (similar to the western concept of a soul) across numerous lifetimes, and its ultimate progression towards liberation from karma. Particular goals for life are generally subsumed under broader yogas (practices) or dharma (correct living) which are intended to create more favorable reincarnations, though they are generally positive acts in this life as well.
Jun 25, 2024 · The meaning of life for Existentialists. Existentialism is a philosophical current that invites us to reason about human existence and the search for meaning and purpose in life. It arose at the end of the 19th century. It proposes that existence comes first and then thought. Its followers defend that first, we exist, and then we live.
2 days ago · Consciousness, at its simplest, is awareness of internal and external existence. However, its nature has led to millennia of analyses, explanations and debate by philosophers, theologians, and scientists. Opinions differ about what exactly needs to be studied or even considered consciousness.
2 days ago · Herbert Marcuse criticized Being and Nothingness for projecting anxiety and meaninglessness onto the nature of existence itself: "Insofar as Existentialism is a philosophical doctrine, it remains an idealistic doctrine: it hypostatizes specific historical conditions of human existence into ontological and metaphysical characteristics ...
1 day ago · Nature of Being & Existence. Existence can be defined a number of ways, but can simply be said to be things that 'are'. Often is the case where existing things are also defined to have the property of persisting independently regardless of the observer. Although a seemingly simple concept, existence raises many important metaphysical questions.
Jun 19, 2024 · Existentialism - Meaning, Freedom, Anxiety: Both the ontology and manner of human existence are of concern to existentialism. The fundamental characteristic of existentialist ontology is the primacy that study of the nature of existence gives to the concept of possibility. That priority dominated the philosophy of Kierkegaard and also was amply utilized by Husserl, who had explicitly affirmed the ontological priority of possibility over reality. Possibility, however, is not understood by the ...
