Philosophy Paper: Urgent

The Meaning of Life Lecture 5

Existentialism

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Western hemisphere, 20th century

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Paris, 1945

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Existentialism

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Key concepts: Facticity, fragility, finitude

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Abandonment (Délaissement)

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For objects, Essence precedes Existence

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For us, Existence precedes Essence

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Existence precedes Essence

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Freedom and Responsibility

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Angst (Angoisse)

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Despair (Désespoir)

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Authenticity

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Existentialism is a Humanism

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Sartre’s problematic claims

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Sartre’s problematic claims

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Sartre’s problematic claims

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