existentialism存在主义.pptVIP

Intro to existentialism Adapted from lecture notes from David Banach, Saint Anslem College and Anna Knowles of East Carolina University Images and biographical info from Wikipedia and Google A.P.E Ms. Schoppel ? Theological existentialism posits Gods existence, as well as accepting many tenets of atheistic existentialism. Belief in God is a personal choice made on the basis of a passion, of faith, an observation, or experience. Theological existentialists also have free will Just as atheistic existentialists can freely choose not to believe, theistic existentialists can freely choose to believe in God could, despite ones doubt, have faith that God exists and that God is good. Agnostic existentialism makes no claim to know, or not know, if there is a greater picture in play; Impossible to KNOW “greater picture” because we are limited if it is not impossible, that at least he has not found it yet. Agnostic existentialism Like Christian existentialists, the agnostic believes existence is subjective. What does that mean? Sartrean existentialism Most existentialists fall under these guidelines… “Existence precedes essence” We have no predetermined nature or essence that controls what we are, what we do, or what is valuable for us. Comparative question: How does that first belief differ from Plato’s theory of the forms? Free will We are radically free to act independently of determination by outside influences. We create our own human nature through these free choices and.. We are ultimately alone Absolute Individuality and Absolute Freedom. We are isolated islands of subjectivity in an objective world, we have absolute freedom over our internal nature the source of our value can only be internal In other words… We are thrown into existence first without a predetermined nature and only later do we construct our nature or essence through our actions. This is what he argues against ESSENCE PRECEDES EXISTENCE Facticity (throwness): We find ours