Who is thought to be the first philosopher to be an existentialist?
Søren Kierkegaard
Did he call his way of thinking existentialism?
No
Who did he say is responsible for having meaning in one's life?
each individual
Instead of what?
society or religion
Did this way of thought become popular after the second World War?
Yes
What are some other disciplines that existentialism influenced?
theology, drama, art, literature, and psychology.
Where do these philosophers believe that thinking begins?
with the human subject
Instead of?
the thinking subject
Is authenticity the main value of this type of thinking?
No
What is the main value then?
freedom
And what is authenticity?
its primary virtue
What type of world does an existentialist think we live in?
meaningless or absurd
What is the beginning point of an individual called?
the existential attitude
Is that a feeling of happiness and order?
No
What then?
disorientation, confusion, or dread
What do people who hold these beliefs think about academic philosophies?
too abstract and remote from concrete human experience.
Were those who thought this way called existentialists at the time?
No
Who was the first one to call himself by this term?
Jean-Paul Sartre
Does Steven Crowell believe that it is easy to define existentialism?
No
When did Sartre lecture about this?
1945