Introduction
1. In your own words, summarize the definition of existentialism the article provides.
2. Who is generally considered to be the first existentialist philosopher?
3. What does it mean to live "authentically"?
Concepts
4. What does "existence precedes essence" mean?
5. What is the absurd? Why do many existentialists see the world as absurd?
6. What is angst? What causes it?
7. What, specifically, is despair? Give an example of how a person might fall into despair.
8. How do existentialists view the claim that people are rational beings?
9. Define nihilism.
10. What is the difference between existentialism and nihilism?
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