"Existentialism is the search and journey for true self and true personal meaning in life. Most importantly, it is the arbitrary act that existentialism finds most objectionable-that is, when someone or society tries to impose or demand that their beliefs, values, or rules be faithfully accepted and obeyed. Existentialists believe this destroys individualism and makes a person become whatever the people in power desire thus they are dehumanized and reduced to being an object. Existentialism then stresses that a person’s judgment is the determining factor for what is to be believed rather than by arbitrary religious or secular world values."
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Existentialism rocks!!!
Is a non-conformist an existentialist? I came across the philosophy of existentialism a few years ago and it jumped out to me as an explanation for how I could justify doing things differently, or doing them MY way, even if this seemed to go against the 'norms' and conventions of society.
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