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Essay Archive - Existentialism in the Early 19th Century
Existentialism in the Early 19th Century
Because of the diversity of positions associated with existentialism, the
term is impossible to define precisely. Certain themes common to virtually
all existentialist writers can, however, be identified. The term itself
suggests one major theme: the stress on concrete individual existence and,
consequently, on subjectivity, individual freedom, and choice.
Moral Individualism
Most philosophers since Plato have held that the highest ethical good is
the same for everyone; insofar as one approa....
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