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2 days ago · Philosophy (φιλοσοφία, 'love of wisdom', in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, value, mind, and language. It is a rational and critical inquiry that reflects on its own methods and assumptions.
3 days ago · “From the very beginning, existentialism defined itself as a philosophy of ambiguity,” she averred. “It was by affirming the irreducible character of ambiguity that Kierkegaard opposed himself to Hegel, and it is by ambiguity that, in our own generation, Sartre, in Being and Nothingness, fundamentally defined man, that being whose being ...
5 days ago · Summary. This introductory philosophy lesson begins by introducing students to existentialism through artwork. Once they have a basic understanding of philosophical inquiry, which explores the issue of human existence, students will delve further into the key themes: Philosophy as a Way of Life, Anxiety and Authenticity, Freedom, Situatedness, Existence, Irrationality and Absurdity, and The Crowd.
5 days ago · The Seeds of Existentialism in Psychotherapy. The incorporation of existential philosophy into psychotherapy can be traced back to the pioneering work of Viktor Frankl, a Holocaust survivor who developed a therapeutic approach known as logotherapy.
3 days ago · Characteristics of a Philosophical Problem. Abstract: A working definition of philosophy is proposed and a few philosophical problems are illustrated. Some general comments about the nature of philosophy can be summarized from the previous tutorial. Etymologically, "philosophy" can be broken into the following roots and examples.
4 days ago · Last updated: 29 May 2024. This subject is a study of classic texts and major themes in phenomenology and existentialism, a tradition that shaped continental European philosophy throughout much of the 20t...
3 days ago · PHIL 256 - Existentialism. This course is an inquiry into the meaning of human existence with particular emphasis on the self. The course encourages inquiry into the meaning of our experience with absurdity, alienation, anxiety, freedom, God, and being. Direction for thinking about these issues is provided by philosophers such as Nietzsche ...
