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Existentialism/Nihilism

Existentialism/Nihilism. Gel Gibson. Contents. Existentialism Nihilism Differences Crime and Punishment. www.businessinsider.com. Origin of Existentialism. Arose in 19 th century Europe Founding fathers Soren Kierkegaard Friedrich Nietzsche Fyodor Dostoyevsky Jean-Paul Sartre

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Existentialism/Nihilism

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  1. Existentialism/Nihilism Gel Gibson

  2. Contents • Existentialism • Nihilism • Differences • Crime and Punishment www.businessinsider.com

  3. Origin of Existentialism • Arose in 19th century Europe • Founding fathers • Soren Kierkegaard • Friedrich Nietzsche • Fyodor Dostoyevsky • Jean-Paul Sartre • Became prominent after WWII • Franz Kafka • Martin Heidegger

  4. Existentialism • Existence precedes essence • Classified as movement • Tries to solve problem of life • Questions human condition • Tough to define • Reject large systems

  5. Rejection of Large Systems • Appealing because they provide purpose • Unauthentic and bound • Inhuman perspective • No recognition of morality www.worldofsychiatry.com

  6. Existence Precedes Essence • Essence • Nature of object • Actualization of essence • Humans choose to act on essence • Cannot create essence (Aristotle) • Free choices creates unique essence (Sartre)

  7. www.rschindler.com “Man is nothing else but what he makes of himself.” -Jean-Paul Sartre

  8. Nihilism • Mid 19th century • “Fathers and Sons” • Ivan Turgenev • Political Nihilism • No meaning/purpose • “Why” finds no answer www.listverse.com

  9. Nihilism (continued) • 4 types • Moral • Epistemological • Cosmic • Existential • Doesn’t bow down to authority • Relationship with science • Necessary stage for truth

  10. http://artsone-open.arts.ubc.ca/plato-gorgias/ “Nothing exists; even if something exists, nothing can be known about it; and even if something can be known about it, knowledge about it can't be communicated to others.” -Gorgias

  11. Existentialism vs. Nihilism • Purpose/no purpose • Nihilism is not necessary characteristic • Nietsche viewed Nihilism as disease www.apocalypseant.com

  12. Crime and Punishment • Fyodor Dostoyevsky • Human choice • Religion • Suicide • Raskolnikov • “Without God, all is permitted”

  13. Bibiliography Burnham, Douglas, and George Papandreopoulos. "Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy." Existentialism []. Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 17 June 2013. Web. 16 Feb. 2014. Crowell, Steven. "Existentialism." Stanford University. Stanford University, 23 Aug. 2004. Web. 16 Feb. 2014. Palmieri, Aurelio. "Nihilism." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 11. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1911. 18 Feb. 2014 Phil. "Existentialism." Existentialism. N.p., 20 Sept. 2006. Web. 18 Feb. 2014. Ross, Kelley L. "Existentialism." Existentialism. K12, 3 Apr. 2002. Web. 18 Feb. 2014.

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