1941, from German Existentialismus (1919), replacing Existentialforhold (1849), ultimately from Danish writer Søren Kierkegaard (1813-1855), who wrote (1846) of Existents-Forhold "condition of ex [..]

A philosophical attitude emerging from the early 20th century, associated especially with Albert Camus, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Simone de Beauvoir, which stresses the free will of the individual in dete [..]

A (mostly) twentieth-century approach that emphasizes the primacy of individual existence over any presumed natural essence for human beings. Although they differ on many details, existentialists gene [..]

A philosophical movement of the 19th and 20th centuries stressing individual freedom and human choice; existentialism is based on the idea that human beings shape their own existence and give meaning [..]

A philosophical and literary movement coming out of europe between the World Wars and was dominant through the 1940's and 50's.

A 20th century traditional philosophy that focuses on the an individual person is supposed to find their "authentic existence" in the world as they face choices and decisions in daily life. [..]

Phenomenology, and Hermeneutics

Category of philosophical ideas developed during the 1930s emphasizing the individual as the basic object of existence, and proposing the non-existence of any absolute or general values, truths, purpo [..]

(n) (philosophy) a 20th-century philosophical movement chiefly in Europe; assumes that people are entirely free and thus responsible for what they make of themselves

Existentialism is a philosophical current having its roots in the 19th century reaction against the “impersonal” Rationalism of the Enlightenment, Hegelianism and Positivism, especially Nietzsche and [..]

   A twentieth-century philosophy that takes many forms, all of which stress the freedom and corresponding responsibility of the individual ac he or she relates to society.

Philosophy based on the analysis of the individual's existence in the world which holds that Human existence cannot be completely described in scientific terms. Existentialism also stresses the F [..]

Philosophy based on the analysis of the individual's existence in the world which holds that human existence cannot be completely described in scientific terms. Existentialism also stresses the f [..]

A philosophy rejecting universal truths or ethical systems including Christianity, its ideas are traced to late 19th Century Danish writer, Soren Kierkegaard, and carried forward in France by Jean Pau [..]

Existentialism is a philosophical movement in which individual human beings are understood as having full responsibility for creating the meanings of their own lives. The movement had its origins in t [..]

Existentialism is a philosophical movement that's all about individual freedom and choice. The universe? Meaningless. Those tired old conventions of society, politics, and religion? Who needs � [..]