2. / Dictionary
  3. / Index E

existentialism: Meaning and Definition of

ex•is•ten•tial•ism

Pronunciation: (eg"zi-sten'shu-liz"um, ek"si-), [key]
— n. Philos.
  1. 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.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
existential existential psychology
sandbbox logo
©2022 Sandbox Networks Inc. All rights reserved. Sandbox Learning is part of Sandbox & Co., a digital learning company.