The Existential Predicament: Finding Meaning in a Meaningless World


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https://doi.org/10.53032/tcl.2022.7.3.12

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Existentialism, Second World War, Angst, Positive/Negative Philosophy, Surrealism, Culture

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One of the key issues of Existentialism is taking complete responsibility of one’s life and one’s actions and making no excuses. It might be conceived of as a movement and not a sensibility. One can think of it in many different ways but the literature that has come out in the years when Existentialism first became popular just after the Second World War and ever since, it often has the connotation of being a particularly gloomy philosophy – one that is obsessed with the notions of anxiety and dread. However, the important thing to consider is that the researchers find Existentialism a very invigorating and positive minded philosophy. The purpose of this paper is to highlight all the major aspects of the philosophical outlook and especially the importance of human determination in making constructive changes in life.

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2022-06-30

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Mr. Amirul Haque, and Dr. Aiman Reyaz. “The Existential Predicament: Finding Meaning in a Meaningless World”. The Creative Launcher, vol. 7, no. 3, June 2022, pp. 101-8, doi:10.53032/tcl.2022.7.3.12.

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