Editing Existentialism (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Remembering</span> ==
* '''Existentialism''' — The belief that "Existence precedes Essence."
* '''Jean-Paul Sartre''' — The most famous Existentialist; author of 'Being and Nothingness'.
* '''Existence precedes Essence''' — The idea that humans are born first (existence) and then define what they are (essence) through their choices. (A chair has an 'essence' before it is made; a human doesn't).
* '''Albert Camus''' — Philosopher of the '''Absurd'''; author of 'The Myth of Sisyphus'.
* '''The Absurd''' — The conflict between the human search for meaning and the "silent," meaningless universe.
* '''Authenticity''' — Living according to one's own self-chosen values, rather than those of society or religion.
* '''Bad Faith''' — Sartre's term for "lying to yourself" by pretending you have no choice (e.g., "I have to do this job").
* '''Anguish (Angst)''' — The feeling of overwhelming responsibility when you realize that ''you'' are the one choosing the future.
* '''Facticity''' — The things about your life you can't change (where you were born, your height), which act as the "stage" for your freedom.
* '''Søren Kierkegaard''' — The "Father of Existentialism"; a Christian who focused on the "Leap of Faith."
* '''Friedrich Nietzsche''' — Famous for "God is Dead," he argued we must become '''Übermensch''' (Overmen) who create our own values.
* '''Simone de Beauvoir''' — Existentialist and Feminist who applied the philosophy to women's freedom in 'The Second Sex'.
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