DEF: existentialism
asks whats meaning- life
don’t believe only 1 meaning
teachers us to discover ourselves
Main idea of existentialism:
self examination / discovery
decision making
u.stand purpose of life
Proponents of Existentialism
Jacques Derrida
Jean-Paul Sarte
Michael Foucault
Friedrich Nietzsche
what happen if IGNORE existentialism?
Advantages Existentialism:
question other people ideas + values more open about self trust our instincts spot fakes enjoy life more
Def: Nihilism
‘philosophy of nothing’
opposite existentialism
people believe no purpose-life + no soul
can help free person + cause violence +chaos
Def: Black Existentialism:
race (hatred black people)