Existentialism

 Existence came from Latin  Financial status

words “ex” (out) and “stare”  Psychological traits, especially
(to stand) intelligence
 EXISTERE (TO STAND OUT)  Sex
 Health and Physical fitness
EXISTENTIALISM
 Education
 It is the modern philosophical
Existentialism on Metaphysics:
view which takes the TAO as its
starting point.  Reality is subjective, with
 It is subjective. existence preceding
 Humans possess free will and essence. Existence creates
stand in an absurd and essence.
meaningless world or universe.
Existentialism on Epistemology:
 Every individual is unique.
 Knowing is to make
VALUES OF EXISTENTIALISM:
personal choices. To choose
 Freedom of Choice or appropriate what I want
 Individual Dignity to know.
 Personal Love
Existentialism on Axiology:
 Creative Effort
 Values should be freely
FACTORS THAT AFFECT FREEDOM OF
chosen.
CHOICE:
EXISTENTIALIST PHILOSOPHERS:
 Influence of the family,
especially the parents  SOREN KIERKEGAARD
 Influence of peers and  The Father of existentialism.
associates  Human existence is always
 Religious orientation individual in character,
 Social approval never social.
 Cultural patterns
  “Life is not a problem to be and director, novelist
solved, but a reality to be and author of short
experienced.” stories, political essayist
 MARTIN HEIDEGGER and activist—and
 German philosopher whose arguably, although he
work is associated with came to deny it, a
phenomenology and philosopher.
existentialism.  Opposed systematic
 His ideas have exerted philosophy.
influence on the  “I would rather live my
development of life as if there is a God
contemporary European and die to find out there
philosophy. isn’t, than live as if there
 “Every man is born as many isn’t and to die find out
men and dies as a single that there is.”
one.”
 JEAN-PAUL SARTRE
 French philosopher and
principal spokesman for
the existentialist
movement in post-war
France.
 “Existence precedes
essence.”
 “Man is condemned to
be free.”
 “The destiny of man is
placed within himself.”
 ALBERT CAMUS
 French-Algerian
journalist, editor and
editorialist, playwright