| NOUN | cognition | existentialism, existential philosophy, existentialist philosophy | (philosophy) a 20th-century philosophical movement chiefly in Europe |
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| Meaning | (philosophy) a 20th-century philosophical movement chiefly in Europe; assumes that people are entirely free and thus responsible for what they make of themselves. | |
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| Synonyms | existential philosophy, existentialist philosophy | |
| Category of | depersonalization, depersonalisation | (existentialism) a loss of personal identity |
| Category | philosophy | The rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics |
| Broader | philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory | A doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy |
| Spanish | existencialismo | |
| Catalan | existencialisme | |
| Adjectives | existential | of or as conceived by existentialism |
| existentialist | relating to or involving existentialism | |
| Nouns | existentialist | a philosopher who emphasizes freedom of choice and personal responsibility but who regards human existence in a hostile universe as unexplainable |
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