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Definition of Existentialism
1. Noun. (philosophy) a 20th-century philosophical movement chiefly in Europe; assumes that people are entirely free and thus responsible for what they make of themselves.
Category relationships: Philosophy
Generic synonyms: Philosophical Doctrine, Philosophical Theory
Examples of category: Depersonalisation, Depersonalization
Derivative terms: Existentialist
Definition of Existentialism
1. Noun. (philosophy not countable) A twentieth-century philosophical movement emphasizing the uniqueness of each human existence in freely making its self-defining choices, with foundations in the thought of Søren Kierkegaard (1813-55) and Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) and notably represented in the works of Karl Jaspers (1883-1969), Gabriel Marcel (1887-1973), Martin Heidegger (1889-1976), and Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-80). ¹
2. Noun. (philosophy countable) The philosophical views of a particular thinker associated with the existentialist movement. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Existentialism
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Medical Definition of Existentialism
1. A philosophical doctrine basic to existential psychology or existential psychiatry. It focuses on the individual's subjective awareness of his style of existence, his intimate interaction with himself, and his environment. (12 Dec 1998)
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