existentialism
i read one book and understood half
existentialism
Ultimately, the true measure of any educational experience lies in how it empowers individuals to think critically, pursue meaningful goals, and contribute to society in ways that resonate with their authentic aspirations, conventional or otherwise, while maintaining reasonable levels of personal well-being.
Arpit Chaturvedi • Pipeline or Catalyst? The Dual Paths of Elite Education
‘education meant freedom and self-determination to her, whereas the boys took it for granted’ - on Beauvoir’s relationship with her studies
key players:
Edmund Husserl
not an existentialist himself but had deep influence over the movement
developed phenomenology
focus on subjectivity and how we experience the world was the foundation upon which existentialist ideas were laid
conscious experience is the basis for understanding reality
Heidegger
Husserl’s student
took phenomenology in a more
definitions
phenomenology - studying conscious lived experience from a first person point of view
existentialism - philosophical movement focusing on human existence, freedom, choice, and the meaning (or lack of it) of life. It asks: What does it mean to exist as a human being?
Dasein - a German word coined by Heidegger meaning “being-there”
Contingenc
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