Discussing the topic of ethics within the context of existentialism sometimes results in a judgmental response: Existentialists are amoral atheists, dedicated to anarchy or nihilism.…
Searching for Meaning
Discussing the topic of ethics within the context of existentialism sometimes results in a judgmental response: Existentialists are amoral atheists, dedicated to anarchy or nihilism.…
When you want to reach the greatest number of people possible with a philosophical message, wrap the message in popular art. Existentialism is associated closely…
Most of the books I own on existentialism were published between 1955 and 1975. The peak interest in existentialism, therefore, seems to have overlapped a…
As with most instances when we attempt to group individuals, we fall short when defining who the existentialists were. The philosophies of these men and…
In a classic comedy routine, Bob Newhart is an “existential therapist.” He tells each client the same thing: “Just deal with it.” When a patient…
Philosophy is always evolving, with new thinkers drawing on the works of the past. Continental philosophies are the schools of modern philosophical thought which developed…
Before The Existentialists began recording their philosophies, several writers had already explored the absurdity of life and the inherent difficulties of free will. John Milton’s…
The twentieth century, contrary to popular myth, has hosted a number of great theistic philosophers and theologians. Unfortunately, too many of these thinkers are known…
Most of my students seem to have some notions as to what existentialism is. Many individuals have simplistic answers for what is “existential,” what constitutes…
My name is C. S. Wyatt, and I created The Existential Primer in 1996 as an act of rebellion against my university instructors. Ten years…