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Existentialist?
What do you have to believe in to be one?

Existentialist?

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Posted 08/20/09 - 07:57 AM: Subject: Existentialist?	#1
Hello, I just got into philosophy a month or so about and I was wondering what do you have to believe in to be an Existentialist? List Format is the Best P.S. Thank You

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Posted 08/20/09 - 11:24 AM:	#2
Broadly I would say that you would have to believe in: individualism humanism free will knowledge constricted to what you see (phenomenology)- this could be called subjectivity

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Posted 08/20/09 - 06:07 PM:	#3
In order to take existentialism seriously, you have to take Continental philosophy seriously.

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Posted 08/20/09 - 07:43 PM:	#4
The Answer: not much.
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Posted 08/23/09 - 07:15 AM:	#5
Existentialism is creating new rules for your self. It is the role of warrior, you must find what is most important to you and build philosophy on it. Warrior – or hero, a person who plays big role in this drama of life. If you work in office but you still believe in existentialism, your just a good part of crowd (or you don’t really believe) Demiurges must be nihilists, for to be as objective as possible or ignore their beliefs to make art with more than one character. As Rimbaud said “to be a genius I must be everyone” and “I is another” he has to ignore himself as persona, to make live characters.
Before starting an argument, do some research, it might be proven it is right/wrong

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