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Existence precedes essence, the Glossary

The proposition that existence precedes essence (l'existence précède l'essence) is a central claim of existentialism, which reverses the traditional philosophical view that the essence (the nature) of a thing is more fundamental and immutable than its existence (the mere fact of its being).^[1]

33 relations: Albert Camus, Bad faith (existentialism), Baruch Spinoza, Being and Nothingness, Being and Time, Bilal Tanweer, Consciousness, Essence, Existence, Existentialism, Existentialism Is a Humanism, Free will, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling, Identity (social science), Jean Beaufret, Jean-Paul Sartre, Letter on Humanism, Martin Heidegger, Meaning (philosophy), Metousiosis, Mirror, Oppression, Personality development, Political freedom, Søren Kierkegaard, Self, Simone de Beauvoir, Social constructionism, Tabula rasa, The Myth of Sisyphus, Transcendence (philosophy), Transcendent theosophy, Value (ethics and social sciences).
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Albert Camus

Albert Camus (7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French philosopher, author, dramatist, journalist, world federalist, and political activist.

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Bad faith (existentialism)

In existentialism, bad faith (mauvaise foi) is the psychological phenomenon whereby individuals act inauthentically, by yielding to the external pressures of society to adopt false values and disown their innate freedom as sentient human beings. Existence precedes essence and bad faith (existentialism) are existentialist concepts.

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Baruch Spinoza

Baruch (de) Spinoza (24 November 163221 February 1677), also known under his Latinized pen name Benedictus de Spinoza, was a philosopher of Portuguese-Jewish origin.

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Being and Nothingness

Being and Nothingness: An Essay on Phenomenological Ontology (L'Être et le néant: Essai d'ontologie phénoménologique), sometimes published with the subtitle A Phenomenological Essay on Ontology, is a 1943 book by the philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre.

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Being and Time

Being and Time (Sein und Zeit) is the 1927 magnum opus of German philosopher Martin Heidegger and a key document of existentialism.

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Bilal Tanweer

Bilal Tanweer (Urdu, Punjabi:; born 1983) is a Pakistani writer and translator from Lahore.

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Consciousness

Consciousness, at its simplest, is awareness of internal and external existence.

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Essence

Essence (essentia) has various meanings and uses for different thinkers and in different contexts. Existence precedes essence and Essence are existentialist concepts.

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Existence

Existence is the state of having being or reality in contrast to nonexistence and nonbeing.

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Existentialism

Existentialism is a family of views and forms of philosophical inquiry that explores the issue of human existence. Existence precedes essence and Existentialism are 1940s neologisms and Modernism.

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Existentialism Is a Humanism

Existentialism Is a Humanism (L'existentialisme est un humanisme) is a 1946 work by the philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, based on a lecture by the same name he gave at Club Maintenant in Paris, on 29 October 1945.

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Free will

Free will is the capacity or ability to choose between different possible courses of action.

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Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling

Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling (27 January 1775 – 20 August 1854), later (after 1812) von Schelling, was a German philosopher.

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Identity is the set of qualities, beliefs, personality traits, appearance, and/or expressions that characterize a person or a group.

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Jean Beaufret

Jean Beaufret (22 May 1907, in Auzances7 August 1982, in Paris) was a French philosopher and Germanist tremendously influential in the reception of Martin Heidegger's work in France.

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Jean-Paul Sartre

Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (21 June 1905 – 15 April 1980) was a French philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary critic, considered a leading figure in 20th-century French philosophy and Marxism.

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Letter on Humanism

"Letter on Humanism" (Über den Humanismus) refers to a famous letter written by Martin Heidegger in December 1946 in response to a series of questions by Jean Beaufret (10 November 1946) about the development of French existentialism.

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Martin Heidegger

Martin Heidegger (26 September 188926 May 1976) was a German philosopher who is best known for contributions to phenomenology, hermeneutics, and existentialism.

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Meaning (philosophy)

In philosophymore specifically, in its sub-fields semantics, semiotics, philosophy of language, metaphysics, and metasemanticsmeaning "is a relationship between two sorts of things: signs and the kinds of things they intend, express, or signify".

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Metousiosis

Metousiosis is a Greek term (μετουσίωσις) that means a change of ousia (οὐσία, "essence, inner reality").

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Mirror

A mirror, also known as a looking glass, is an object that reflects an image.

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Oppression

Oppression is malicious or unjust treatment of, or exercise of power over, a group of individuals, often in the form of governmental authority or cultural opprobrium.

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Personality development

Personality development encompasses the dynamic construction and deconstruction of integrative characteristics that distinguish an individual in terms of interpersonal behavioral traits.

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Political freedom

Political freedom (also known as political autonomy or political agency) is a central concept in history and political thought and one of the most important features of democratic societies.

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Søren Kierkegaard

Søren Aabye Kierkegaard (5 May 1813 – 11 November 1855) was a Danish theologian, philosopher, poet, social critic, and religious author who is widely considered to be the first existentialist philosopher.

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Self

In philosophy, the self is an individual's own being, knowledge, and values, and the relationship between these attributes.

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Simone de Beauvoir

Simone Lucie Ernestine Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir (9 January 1908 – 14 April 1986) was a French existentialist philosopher, writer, social theorist, and feminist activist.

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Social constructionism is a term used in sociology, social ontology, and communication theory.

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Tabula rasa

Tabula rasa (Latin for "blank slate") is the idea of individuals being born empty of any built-in mental content, so that all knowledge comes from later perceptions or sensory experiences.

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The Myth of Sisyphus

The Myth of Sisyphus (Le mythe de Sisyphe) is a 1942 philosophical essay by Albert Camus.

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Transcendence (philosophy)

In philosophy, transcendence is the basic ground concept from the word's literal meaning (from Latin), of climbing or going beyond, albeit with varying connotations in its different historical and cultural stages.

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Transcendent theosophy

Transcendent theosophy or al-hikmat al-muta’āliyah (حكمت متعاليه), the doctrine and philosophy developed by Persian philosopher Mulla Sadra (d.1635 CE), is one of two main disciplines of Islamic philosophy that are currently live and active.

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Value (ethics and social sciences)

In ethics and social sciences, value denotes the degree of importance of some thing or action, with the aim of determining which actions are best to do or what way is best to live (normative ethics in ethics), or to describe the significance of different actions.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Existence_precedes_essence

Also known as L'existence précède l'essence.