existentialist philosophy

Noun

Meaning

(philosophy) a 20th-century philosophical movement chiefly in Europe; assumes that people are entirely free and thus responsible for what they make of themselves

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

existentialism existential philosophy

Hypernyms

philosophical doctrine philosophical theory

Examples

Carnap made a detailed analysis of Heidegger's statement, "Nothing nihilates,” in order to show that it is purely verbal, devoid of empirical meaning. (Incidentally, this is the only sentence from existentialist philosophy the majority of contemporary positivists appear familiar with.) Leszek Kołakowski

Close letter words and terms

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