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    Existentialism is a philosophical viewpoint that emerged in the 19th century and has greatly influenced art and literature. Some of the basic factors of existentialism include the futility of existence, the constancy and freedom of choice, and the individual purpose of existence. Key existentialist philosophies include the idea that existence precedes essence, that individuals have freedom and choice, and concepts like dread, anxiety, bad faith, alienation, absurdism, and confronting nothingness and death. Famous existentialist philosophers include Soren Kierkegaard, Friedrich Nietzsche, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Albert Camus.

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    Existentialism is a philosophical viewpoint that emerged in the 19th century and has greatly influenced art and literature. Some of the basic factors of existentialism include the futility of existence, the constancy and freedom of choice, and the individual purpose of existence. Key existentialist philosophies include the idea that existence precedes essence, that individuals have freedom and choice, and concepts like dread, anxiety, bad faith, alienation, absurdism, and confronting nothingness and death. Famous existentialist philosophers include Soren Kierkegaard, Friedrich Nietzsche, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Albert Camus.

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    Existentialism

    BasicPhilosophies KeyContributors InfluencesonArt

    Existentialism

    APhilosophicalviewpoint Cameupinthenineteenthcentury Hasgreatlyinfluencedartandliterature BasicFactors:


    FutilityofExistence ConstancyandfreedomofChoice Individualpurposeofexistence

    Philosophies

    Existenceprecedesessence FreedomandChoice DreadandAnxiety BadFaith AlienationandEstrangement Absurdism Nothingnessanddeath

    ExistencePrecedesEssence

    ANDREWWYETH Christina'sWorld(1948)

    FreedomandChoice
    ChoicesmakeDestiny FreedomtoChoose Riskandresponsibilityfor consequences
    Ahumanbeingisabsolutelyfreeand absolutelyresponsible.Anguishisthe result.JeanPaulSartre

    YVESKLIEN LeSautdansleVide(LeapintotheVoid)

    DreadandAnxiety
    "Iwaswalkingalongapathwithtwo friendsthesunwassetting suddenlytheskyturnedbloodr edI paused,feelingexhausted,andleaned onthefencetherewasbloodand tonguesoffireabovetheblueblack fjordandthecitymyfriendsw alked on,andIstoodtheretremblingwith anxietyandIsensedaninfinite screampassingthroughnature." EdvardMunchonhisinspiration topaintTheScream

    EDVARDMUNCH TheScream(1893)

    BadFaith

    RootsfrominabilitytocontainDreador Anxiety LyingtoOneselftoconstrain Freedom/Choice HowoneShouldbehavevsHowone Wantsto

    Alienationand Estrangement

    FromallotherHumans FromHumanInstitutions Fromthepastandfuture Weonlyexistrightnow, righthere

    EDGARDEGAS Labsinthe(1876)

    Absurdism

    ExistenceisMeaningless TheWorldisirrational SearchforMeaningconflicts withuniversalorder

    PHILLIPBLACKMAN There'saWaiterinmySoup

    NothingnessandDeath
    Nothingnessisourinherentlackof self.Weareinconstantpursuitofa self.Nothingnessisthecreativewell springfromwhichallhuman possibilitiescanberealized. JeanPaulSartre JEFFREYSCOTT VoidII(1999)

    SomeFamousExistentialists

    SorenKierkegaard(18131855) FriedrichNietzsche(18441900) JeanPaulSartre(19051980) AlbertCamus(19131960)

    Thankyou

    ShirshenduMukherjee

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