American existentialism

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:philosopher
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Simone_de_Beauvoir
gptkb:Jean-Paul_Sartre
gptkb:Irvin_D._Yalom
gptkb:Martin_Heidegger
gptkb:Rollo_May
gptkbp:focuses_on freedom
meaninglessness
absurdity
choice
individual existence
gptkbp:historical_context Cold War era
counterculture movements
post-World War II America
rise of modernism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label American existentialism
gptkbp:impact gptkb:American_theater
gptkb:psychologist
American literature
cultural criticism
American film
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:physicist
gptkb:Great_Depression
technological advancements
World War II experiences
European existentialism
gptkbp:is_criticized_for pessimism
neglect of social context
overemphasis on individualism
ambiguity in moral values
gptkbp:is_prominent_in gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:psychologist
gptkb:literary_work
gptkbp:legacy influenced contemporary philosophy
contributed to literary movements
inspired existential psychology
shaped modern existential thought
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:William_James
gptkb:Henry_James
gptkb:Friedrich_Nietzsche
gptkb:John_Dewey
Soren Kierkegaard
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:The_Stranger
gptkb:Being_and_Nothingness
gptkb:The_Myth_of_Sisyphus
Existential Psychotherapy
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:nihilism
gptkb:postmodernism
gptkb:absurdism
humanism
phenomenology
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Seascape_(1999)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5