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 | existentialism, existential philosophy |
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Category of | depersonalization, depersonalisation | (existentialism) a loss of personal identity |
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Category | philosophy | The rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics |
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Broader | philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory | A doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy |
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Spanish | existencialismo |
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Catalan | existencialisme |
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