existentialism
/eg-zi-sten-shuh-liz-uhm, ek-si-/US // ˌɛg zɪˈstɛn ʃəˌlɪz əm, ˌɛk sɪ- //UK // (ˌɛɡzɪˈstɛnʃəˌlɪzəm) //
存在主义,现实主义,存在论,存亡论
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Philosophy.
- : a philosophical movement that stresses the individual's unique position as a self-determining agent responsible for making meaningful, authentic choices in a universe seen as purposeless or irrational: existentialism is associated especially with Heidegger, Jaspers, Marcel, and Sartre, and is opposed to philosophical rationalism and empiricism.
Examples
You Deserve Nothing by Alexander Maksik A thought-provoking debut that mixes existentialism with cool Parisian intrigue.
“It all goes back to existentialism,” she says of her career.
She talks to Glenn Kenny about dirty films, sexual existentialism—and turning 21.
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