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ex·is·ten·tial·ism    Audio Help   [eg-zi-sten-shuh-liz-uhm, ek-si-] Pronunciation Key
–noun Philosophy.
a philosophical attitude associated esp. with Heidegger, Jaspers, Marcel, and Sartre, and opposed to rationalism and empiricism, that stresses the individual's unique position as a self-determining agent responsible for the authenticity of his or her choices.
[Origin: 1940–45; < G Existentialismus (1919); see existential, -ism]

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ex·is·ten·tial·ist, adjective, noun
ex·is·ten·tial·is·tic, adjective
ex·is·ten·tial·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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ex·is·ten·tial·ism    Audio Help   (ěg'zĭ-stěn'shə-lĭz'əm, ěk'sĭ-)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   A philosophy that emphasizes the uniqueness and isolation of the individual experience in a hostile or indifferent universe, regards human existence as unexplainable, and stresses freedom of choice and responsibility for the consequences of one's acts.

ex'is·ten'tial·ist adj. & n.
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