Draft:Outline of existentialism

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to existentialism:

Existentialism is a family of philosophical views and inquiry that prioritize the existence of the human individual, study existence from the individual's perspective, and conclude that, despite the absurdity or incomprehensibility of the universe, individuals must still embrace responsibility for their actions and strive to lead authentic lives. In examining meaning, purpose, and value, existentialist thought often includes concepts such as existential crises, angst, courage, and freedom.

What type of thing is existentialism?

Existentialism can be described as all of the following:

• a branch of philosophy

Branches of existentialism

• Agnostic existentialism
• Atheistic existentialism
• Black existentialism
• Christian existentialism
• Existential humanism
• Existential nihilism
• Feminist existentialism
• Jewish existentialism
• Existential phenomenology

History of existentialism

History of existentialism

General existentialism concepts

• Abandonment
• Absurdism
• Angst
• Authenticity
• Bad faith
• Being in itself
• Existence precedes essence – the thought that the existence of humans precede their essence, or their identity.
• Existential crisis
• Facticity
• Meaning
• Meaning of life
• Nihilism
• Other

Existentialism organizations

• Karl Jaspers Society of North America
• Neo-Communist Party of the Soviet Union
• Society for Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy

Existentialism publications

Existentialist books

• Being and Nothingness – 1943 book by Jean-Paul Sartre
• Being and Time – 1927 book by Martin Heidegger
• Existentialism Is a Humanism – 1946 book by Jean-Paul Sartre
• Irrational Man – 1958 book by William Barrett
• Lukacs and Heidegger: Towards a New Philosophy – Book by Lucien Goldmann
• Man's Search for Meaning – 1946 book by Viktor Frankl
• The Outsider – 1956 book by Colin Wilson

Existentialist journals

• Existenz (journal) – journal covering research in philosophy, religion, politics, and the arts
• Sartre Studies International – academic journal

Persons influential in existentialism

Notable existentialists

See also: List of existentialists

• Hannah Arendt (1906–1975)
• Hazel Barnes (1915–2008)
• Martin Buber (1878–1965)
• Albert Camus (1913–1960)
• Emil Cioran (1911–1995)
• Simone de Beauvoir (1908–1986)
• Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821–1881)
• William A. Earle (1919–1988)
• Martin Heidegger (1889–1976)
• Karl Jaspers (1883–1969)
• Søren Kierkegaard (1813–1855)
• Maurice Merleau-Ponty (1908–1961)
• Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)
• Jean-Paul Sartre (1905–1980)

Influential non-existentialists

• Edmund Husserl (1859–1938)
• Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860)

See also

• Glossary of philosophical isms

External links

• Existentialism on In Our Time at the BBC
• Friesian interpretation of Existentialism
• Crowell, Steven. "Existentialism". In Zalta, Edward N. (ed.). Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
• "Existentialism is a Humanism", a lecture given by Jean-Paul Sartre
• The Existential Primer
• Buddhists, Existentialists and Situationists: Waking up in Waking Life
• What Is an Existential Threat? A threat to existence (see Global catastrophic risk) or to a particular state or group.

Journals and articles

• Stirrings Still: The International Journal of Existential Literature
• Existential Analysis published by The Society for Existential Analysis