1. Existentialism/Nihilism Gel Gibson

2. Contents Existentialism Nihilism Differences Crime and Punishment www.businessinsider.com

3. Origin of Existentialism Arose in 19 th century Europe Founding fathers Soren Kierkegaard Friedrich Nietzsche Fyodor Dostoyevsky Jean-Paul Sartre Became prominent after WWII Franz Kafka Martin Heidegger

4. Existentialism Existence precedes essence Classified as movement Tries to solve problem of life Questions human condition Tough to define Reject large systems

5. Rejection of Large Systems Appealing because they provide purpose Unauthentic and bound Inhuman perspective No recognition of morality www.worldwww.worldofsychiatry.com

6. Existence Precedes Essence Essence Nature of object Actualization of essence Humans choose to act on essence Cannot create essence (Aristotle) Free choices creates unique essence (Sartre)

7. “Man is nothing else but what he makes of himself.” -Jean-Paul Sartre www.rschindler.com

8. Nihilism Mid 19 th century “Fathers and Sons” Ivan Turgenev Political Nihilism No meaning/purpose “Why” finds no answer www.listverse.com

9. Nihilism (continued) 4 types Moral Epistemological Cosmic Existential Doesn’t bow down to authority Relationship with science Necessary stage for truth

10. http://artsone-open.arts.ubc.ca/plato-gorgias/ “Nothing exists; even if something exists, nothing can be known about it; and even if something can be known about it, knowledge about it can't be communicated to others.” -Gorgias

11. Existentialism vs. Nihilism Purpose/no purpose Nihilism is not necessary characteristic Nietsche viewed Nihilism as disease www.apocalypseant.com

12. Crime and Punishment Fyodor Dostoyevsky Human choice Religion Suicide Raskolnikov “Without God, all is permitted”

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