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   Ex·is·ten·tial

   /ˌeɡzəˈsten(t)SHəl/

   

   adjective

   • 1. relating to existence: "the climate crisis is an existential threat to the world"
   • ▪ concerned with existence, especially human existence as viewed in the theories of existentialism: "the existential dilemma is this: because we are free, we are also inherently responsible"
   • ▪ (of a proposition) affirming or implying the existence of a thing: "the existential proposition that truth and reality are constructed fictions"

   Word Origin late 17th century: from late Latin existentialis, from existentia (see existence).

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   • 1. existentially adverb

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   2 days ago · Existentialism is a form of philosophical inquiry that explores the issue of human existence. [1] [2] Existentialist philosophers explore questions related to the meaning, purpose, and value of human existence. Common concepts in existentialist thought include existential crisis, dread, and anxiety in the face of an absurd world and free will ...

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   3 days ago · Online English Thesaurus from Collins: More than 500,000 synonyms and antonyms - With definitions, meanings, phrases, and examples.

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   3 days ago · Metaphysics is the study of the most general features of reality, including existence, objects and their properties, possibility and necessity, space and time, change, causation, and the relation between matter and mind. It is one of the oldest branches of philosophy. [1]

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   What is existentialism philosophy?

   • Existentialism is a form of philosophical inquiry that explores the issue of human existence. Existentialist philosophers explore questions related to the meaning, purpose, and value of human existence.

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   Who is an example of an existentialist?

   • William Barrett identified Blaise Pascal and Søren Kierkegaard as two specific examples. Jean Wahl also identified William Shakespeare 's Prince Hamlet ("To be, or not to be"), Jules Lequier, Thomas Carlyle, and William James as existentialists.

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   What is existentialism in psychotherapy?

   • The assertion is that anxiety is manifested of an individual's complete freedom to decide, and complete responsibility for the outcome of such decisions. Psychotherapists using an existentialist approach believe that a patient can harness his anxiety and use it constructively.

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   Who is a precursor to existentialism?

   • Precursors to existentialism can also be identified in the works of Iranian Muslim philosopher Mulla Sadra (c. 1571–1635), who would posit that "existence precedes essence" becoming the principle expositor of the School of Isfahan, which is described as "alive and active". [according to whom?]

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6. www.theatlantic.com › newsletters › archiveMilk's identity crisis - The Atlantic

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   5 days ago · Milk’s Identity Crisis. The ubiquity of plant-based alternatives has challenged ideas about what the word encompasses. This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in which our editors ...

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   4 days ago · The same goes for the qualia we experience, including guilt, moral sense and existential angst, among others. Soviet physicist Andrei Linde, while working on issues resulting from his mathematical models of the Big Bang, became interested in the mystery of consciousness and speculated that, like space, time and quantum fields, consciousness may ...

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   1 day ago · Definitions of synonym finder. noun. a book containing a classified list of synonyms. synonyms: thesaurus. see more.

9. beatsperminute.com › the-harpoonist-getsThe Harpoonist gets existential on “Good People”

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   1 day ago · The “harpoon” is a time-honored synonym for the harmonica – and in the hands of Shawn “The Harpoonist” Hall, it sounds a lot different than what Bob Dylan did with the instrument. The Canadian artist has just released “Good People”, the first single from his forthcoming debut solo album Did We Come Here To Dance? on Tonic Records.