The Philosophy of Existentialism

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gptkbp:centralQuestion	How should one live authentically? Is there inherent meaning in the universe? What does it mean to exist? What is freedom? What is responsibility? What is the meaning of life?
gptkbp:date	19th century
gptkbp:focus	choice freedom meaning of life authenticity individual existence
gptkbp:hasConcept	alienation responsibility despair anxiety absurdity bad faith existence precedes essence
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	The Philosophy of Existentialism
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gptkbp:peakPeriod	20th century
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gptkbp:relatedTo	atheism nihilism phenomenology humanism absurdism
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