PPT-Existentialism

By Danette Crosby amp Tracey Cromer Introduction Socrates has been considered to be the first existentialist Existentialism is philosophical and literary tendency that typically displays a dismissal of abstract theories that seeks to disguise the untidiness of actual human lives and emphasizes the subjective realities of individual existence individual freedom and individual choice It is virtually impossible to define absolutely as it is now so broad in its approaches but some of its major strands can be outlined. Existentialism has been criticised for inviting people to remain in a quietism of despair to fall back into a the middle class luxury of a merely contempl ative philosophy We are reproached for underlining human nastiness and forgetting as the Catho in . Grendel. The foundation. Man is a conscious being rather than a thing to be predicted or manipulated. Existence precedes essence. the individual is the source of all value. the individual is free to choose his or her own character. Part II: Existentialism. Who am I?. The Big Question this semester has been “Who am I?” So far, we’ve seen how the Naturalist writers (Tolstoy, Maupassant, and Ibsen) answer this question, and we’ve begun to see how we can answer this question for ourselves.. Existentialism . The basic definition is “the philosophy that individuals create their own meaning in their lives, as opposed to having a deity or higher power creating it for them.”. An existentialist will find “self” and the meaning of life through free will, choice, and personal responsibility. . www.uwindsor.ca/nursing on the link “Bevis Comes Alive”.Adaptation A process. Interaction of variables with the dynamics of stress and strain.Advocacy 1. The Person as the individual client (Or: How I learned to stop worrying about the anguish of a purposeless universe where man is condemned to be free and just hang out by a tree.). Hello friends! Feeling blue?. Do you sense abandonment by an indifferent, unknowable, or nonexistent creator?. of . life?. Existentialism. Focuses on the . condition of human existence, and an individual's emotions, actions, responsibilities, and thoughts, . in creating meaning and purpose in a meaningless life.. AP Literature and Composition. K. Matteson. Absurdist Theater. Theater of the Absurd came about as a reaction to World War II.  It took the basis of existential philosophy and combined it with dramatic elements to create a style of theatre which presented a world which can not be logically explained, life is in one word, ABSURD! . “The Stranger”. Existentialism. Merriam-Webster Definition:. “a chiefly 20. th. century philosophical movement embracing diverse doctrines but centering on analysis of individual existence in an unfathomable universe and the plight of the individual who must assume ultimate responsibility for acts of free will without any certain knowledge of what is right or wrong or good or bad”. meaning and the purpose of existence.. . Existence Essence = Existential . Existence > Essence. Human essence is created through life choices. Humans create our . own consciousness. values and the meanings of our lives. Existentialism . -. the philosophy of humans and how they view themselves within the world. . - Not science, nature or social value. - Social, political, and religious beliefs make up existentialism. Existentialism. Philosophy that proposes an individual as free-thinking and acting. Questions the meaning of “being”. Some believed life had no meaning. Existence precedes essence- be first, act and define later. Introduction to Existentialism Literature and Philosophy WARNING: EXISTENTIALISM DEALS WITH INTENSE THEOLOGICAL (“RELIGIOUS STUDY”) AND ONTOLOGICAL (“STUDY OF BEING”) AS WELL AS EPISTEMOLOGICAL (“STUDY OF KNOWLEDGE”) ISSUES. THIS CLASS IS NOT ENDORSING EXISTENTIALISM AS BEING ANYTHING MORE THAN MERE THEORY. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR LEARNING THE TENETS OF EXISTENTIALISM AND RELATING THEM TO LITERATURE. By Jess Wight. FATHER OF EXISTENTIALISM. Soren Kierkegaard – Father of Existentialism. A Danish philosopher, author, and theologian. E. ngaged . to . Regine. Olsen, but ended the relationship before the wedding. Relationship affected him & his work .