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2 Table of Contents

3-4 Defining Characteristics

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7-8 “Existentialism”

9-11 “Emergence of Existentialism as a Philosophical Problem”

12-14 “Existence Precedes Essence”

15-17 “Freedom and Value”

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IMPORTANT VOCABULARY DEFINEDWORD DEFINITIONPhilosophy the study of ideas about knowledge, truth, the nature and meaning of life

KEY TERMSTERM DEFINITIONExistentialism

QUICKWRITE – Personal Reaction

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READING QUESTIONS

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QUICKWRITE – Existentialist Reaction:

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EXIT TICKET

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HOMEWORK QUESTIONS

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Reminder: Be sure to update your DEFINING CHARACTERISTICS! (pg 1 – 2 )

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“EXISTENTIALISM” Pages 1 & 2

IMPORTANT VOCABULARY DEFINEDWORD DEFINITIONRationalism

the belief that reason and experience and not emotions or religious beliefs should be the basis for your actions, opinions, etc.

Empiricism

the practice of basing ideas and theories on testing and experience

Theology the study of religious faith, practice, and experience : the study of God and God's relation to the worldPsychology

the science or study of the mind and behavior

KEY TERMSTERM YOUR EXPLANATIONEXISTENTIALISMJean Paul SartreFredreich NietzcheDualistPhysicalist

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READING QUESTIONS1. During which time period does the article state the Existentialist movement belongs?

2. Which 2 19th century philosophers “came to be seen as precursors of the movement”?

3. Some might argue that the cultural movement of Existentialism belongs to which philosopher?

4. At the bottom of pg 1, the article states “Human beings can be understood neither as substances with fixed properties, nor as subjects interacting with a world of objects.” How would you explain this concept if you were talking to a middle schooler?

5. What is similar about the dualist and the physicalist. What is different?

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Reminder: Be sure to update your DEFINING CHARACTERISTICS! (pg 1 – 2 )“The Emergence of Existentialism as a Philosophical Problem” Pages 3 - 7

IMPORTANT VOCABULARY DEFINEDWORD DEFINITIONPhenomenology

how we interpret experiences through the first-person perspective

Transcendental

belief that society and its institutions corrupt the purity of the individual

Normative based on what is considered to be the usual or correct way of doing somethingIntentionality

a philosophy that attempts to explain how human beings and animals engage the world and come to understand it well enough to meet their need

Autonomy the power or right of a country, group, person, etc., to govern itself

KEY TERMSTERM YOUR EXPLANATIONMartin HeideggerConsciousness“the single individual”“the crowd”nihilism

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READING QUESTIONS1. What are the several motifs that characterize existential thinking?

2. What does the article mean when it says, “intentionality is not a property of the individual mind, but the categorical framework in which mind and world become intelligible”?

3. What does Heidegger believe is the “burning concern” of existentialism?

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I.I4. When does Kierkegard believe the “singularity of existence comes to life”?

5. Why do you think there is a conflict between morality (“telos”) and ethics?

I.26. What does Nietzsche believe causes the “sick animal”? What does he mean when he says that the sick animal is “pregnant with a future”?

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HOMEWORK QUESTIONS

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“Existence Precedes Essence” Pages 7 – 12

IMPORTANT VOCABULARY DEFINEDWORD DEFINITIONdisavow to deny that you know about or are involved in somethingvoyeur a person who likes seeing and talking or writing about something that is considered to be privatealienation to cause (someone) to feel that she or he no longer belongs in a particular group, society, etc.

KEY TERMSTERM DEFINITION“Existence Precedes Essence”FacticityTranscendence“projects”“fundamental projects”Authenticity

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READING QUESTIONS1. What does Sartre argue is “essential to a human being”?

2. The article argues that existence cannot be defined by frameworks or systems. What does it mean by this?

2.13. Existentialists argue that who you are depends on what?

4. List several characteristics that help determine facticity.

5. What does the author mean when he states that someone’s characteristics or actions “take on meaning on the basis of how I endorse or disavow them in the present action”?

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2.27. Explain the concept of “The Look” as if you are speaking to a middle school student.

8. Describe the difference between “practices” and “norms and rules”.

9. According to the article, when does a moral act become inauthentic?

10. How can someone free themself from alienation?

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HOMEWORK QUESTIONS

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“Freedom and Value” Pages 13 - 18

IMPORTANT VOCABULARY DEFINEDWORD DEFINITIONDeterminism

KEY TERMSTERM DEFINITIONAbsurdAnxietyNothingnessAnguish

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READING QUESTIONS3.11. What mood or feeling represents evidence of freedom?

2. What does fear reveal?

3. What is the difference between fear and anxiety?

4. What causes someone to feel as though they are an outsider (in the context of this reading)?

5. When does someone feel most at home in the world?

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6. What does the article mean when it states, “Values are not intrinsic to being, and at some point reasons give out”?

7. Why does Sartre argue that human beings do not search for anguish or freedom?

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HOMEWORK QUESTIONS

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