Existentialism is a philosophical movement emphasizing individual existence, freedom, and choice. It holds that humans define their own meaning in life, facing the anxiety of freedom and the absurdity of a universe without inherent purpose.
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- John Paul Satre
- Absurdism
- Phenomenology
- Self-Estrangement — existentialist alienation from imposed roles/values parallels self-estrangement
- The Other
- Stoicism — contrasting life philosophy (control of judgment vs. radical freedom)
- Albert Camus