existentialism

[ eg-zi-sten-shuh-liz-uhm, ek-si- ]

/ ˌɛg zɪˈstɛn ʃəˌlɪz əm, ˌɛk sɪ- /

noun Philosophy.

a philosophical movement that stresses the individual's unique position as a self-determining agent responsible for making meaningful, authentic choices in a universe seen as purposeless or irrational: existentialism is associated especially with Heidegger, Jaspers, Marcel, and Sartre, and is opposed to philosophicalrationalism and empiricism.

Origin of existentialism

First recorded in 1940–45; from German Existentialismus (1919); see existential, -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM existentialism

ex·is·ten·tial·ist, adjective, nounex·is·ten·tial·is·tic, adjectiveex·is·ten·tial·is·ti·cal·ly, adverbnon·ex·is·ten·tial·ism, noun

Words nearby existentialism

exist, existence, existence theorem, existent, existential, existentialism, existential psychology, existential quantifier, exit, exitance, exit poll

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Example sentences from the Web for existentialism

“It all goes back to existentialism,” she says of her career.
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British Dictionary definitions for existentialism

existentialism

/ (ˌɛɡzɪˈstɛnʃəˌlɪzəm) /

noun

a modern philosophical movement stressing the importance of personal experience and responsibility and the demands that they make on the individual, who is seen as a free agent in a deterministic and seemingly meaningless universe

Derived forms of existentialism

existentialist, adjective, noun

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Cultural definitions for existentialism

existentialism

A movement in twentieth-century literature and philosophy, with some forerunners in earlier centuries. Existentialism stresses that people are entirely free and therefore responsible for what they make of themselves. With this responsibility comes a profound anguish or dread. Søren Kierkegaard and Feodor Dostoyevsky in the nineteenth century, and Jean-Paul Sartre, Martin Heidegger, and Albert Camus in the twentieth century, were existentialist writers.

单词	existentialism
释义	existentialism [ eg-zi-sten-shuh-liz-uhm, ek-si- ] / ˌɛg zɪˈstɛn ʃəˌlɪz əm, ˌɛk sɪ- / noun Philosophy. a philosophical movement that stresses the individual's unique position as a self-determining agent responsible for making meaningful, authentic choices in a universe seen as purposeless or irrational: existentialism is associated especially with Heidegger, Jaspers, Marcel, and Sartre, and is opposed to philosophicalrationalism and empiricism. Origin of existentialism First recorded in 1940–45; from German Existentialismus (1919); see existential, -ism OTHER WORDS FROM existentialism ex·is·ten·tial·ist, adjective, nounex·is·ten·tial·is·tic, adjectiveex·is·ten·tial·is·ti·cal·ly, adverbnon·ex·is·ten·tial·ism, noun Words nearby existentialism exist, existence, existence theorem, existent, existential, existentialism, existential psychology, existential quantifier, exit, exitance, exit poll Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for existentialism “It all goes back to existentialism,” she says of her career. From Porn to the Multiplex\|Glenn Kenny\|May 14, 2009\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for existentialism existentialism / (ˌɛɡzɪˈstɛnʃəˌlɪzəm) / noun a modern philosophical movement stressing the importance of personal experience and responsibility and the demands that they make on the individual, who is seen as a free agent in a deterministic and seemingly meaningless universe Derived forms of existentialism existentialist, adjective, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for existentialism existentialism A movement in twentieth-century literature and philosophy, with some forerunners in earlier centuries. Existentialism stresses that people are entirely free and therefore responsible for what they make of themselves. With this responsibility comes a profound anguish or dread. Søren Kierkegaard and Feodor Dostoyevsky in the nineteenth century, and Jean-Paul Sartre, Martin Heidegger, and Albert Camus in the twentieth century, were existentialist writers. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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