Nihilism & Existentialism Flashcards by Sarah Parr

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Nihilism & Existentialism

nihilism

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God gave meaning to reality; God is dead; so nothing has meaning

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Nihilism & Existentialism

existentialism

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you define your own fate

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Nihilism & Existentialism

existence precedes essence

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there is no human nature;

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Nihilism & Existentialism

condemned to be free

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you didn’t create yourself, yet you’re free
you are responsible for yourself

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Nihilism & Existentialism

authenticity vs. bad faith

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A: living in constant anxiety, aware of absurdity of life & fragility of freedom
no authentic project is free from content, but still a project of freedom
B; inauthenticity; fleeing freedom

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Nihilism & Existentialism

anguish

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conscious of radical freedom; humans are on their own & responsible for their actions

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