Existentialism  (tagged articles)

The Brain, Gut and Consciousness: Microbiology of Our Mind

Radek Vana - This paper presents a view that the brain is not the only actor responsible for emergence of our consciousness and that our consciousness is in fact a product of the brain-gut-microbiome axis. The paper first shows relevance of the contemporary research on the symbiotic... Keep Reading »

Unification of Mind, Matter, and Consciousness Through an Essence of Relation

Jacob Bell - In contemporary philosophy, the mind-body problem and the problem of consciousness are often viewed through the lens of physicalism, which claims that all that exists is physical. Physicalism in general, and reductive physicalism specifically, remain inadequate in... Keep Reading »

Ergodic Textuality in Egan and Ozeki: The Rhetorical Dialogism of Time Being

Taylor G. Hein - Human beings decided that time is linear. We continually assert that is made up of the past, present, and future, proceeding infinitely and mercilessly in an exclusively forward motion. Thus, our lives and our relationships are experienced linearly. Grounded in the... Keep Reading »
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The Psyscholinguistic Semiotics and Metanormative Ethics of Suicide and Death in Shakespeare's King Lear

Conner R. Hayes - The fascination with death and the sensationalizing of suicide are prevalent metaphysical themes which traverse all Shakespearean tragedy. These brooding themes, despite their ubiquitous portrayal, take on an idiosyncratic ethical meaning in King Lear. Though naturally... Keep Reading »

Does Essence Precede Existence? A Look at Camus's Metaphysical Rebellion

Scot N. DuFour - Albert Camus lived during a tumultuous time that included his experience of World War II and the Algerian War. Camus is most prominently known as an author of fine French literature but he was also a philosopher. While it is debatable whether Camus was an existentialist... Keep Reading »
 
 

The keyword Existentialism is tagged in the following 10 articles.

Philosophy Of Mind
2020, Vol. 12 No. 12
The Brain, Gut and Consciousness: Microbiology of Our Mind
By Radek Vana
This paper presents a view that the brain is not the only actor responsible for emergence of our consciousness and that our consciousness is in fact a product of the brain-gut-microbiome axis. The paper first shows relevance of the contemporary... Read Article »
Consciousness Mind Brain Gut Microbiome Existentialism
Ontology
2020, Vol. 12 No. 09
Unification of Mind, Matter, and Consciousness Through an Essence of Relation
By Jacob Bell
In contemporary philosophy, the mind-body problem and the problem of consciousness are often viewed through the lens of physicalism, which claims that all that exists is physical. Physicalism in general, and reductive physicalism specifically, remain... Read Article »
Ontology Ontological Pluralism Epistemic Pluralism Relation Existentialism Epistemology
Existentialism
2020, Vol. 12 No. 09
Ergodic Textuality in Egan and Ozeki: The Rhetorical Dialogism of Time Being
By Taylor G. Hein
Human beings decided that time is linear. We continually assert that is made up of the past, present, and future, proceeding infinitely and mercilessly in an exclusively forward motion. Thus, our lives and our relationships are experienced linearly... Read Article »
Rhetoric Fiction Philosophy Existentialism Time Intersubjectivity
Shakespeare
2017, Vol. 9 No. 05
The Psyscholinguistic Semiotics and Metanormative Ethics of Suicide and Death in Shakespeare's King Lear
By Conner R. Hayes
The fascination with death and the sensationalizing of suicide are prevalent metaphysical themes which traverse all Shakespearean tragedy. These brooding themes, despite their ubiquitous portrayal, take on an idiosyncratic ethical meaning in King... Read Article »
Ethics Shakespeare Existentialism Nihilism Semiotics Tragedy
Humanism
2017, Vol. 9 No. 05
Does Essence Precede Existence? A Look at Camus's Metaphysical Rebellion
By Scot N. DuFour
Albert Camus lived during a tumultuous time that included his experience of World War II and the Algerian War. Camus is most prominently known as an author of fine French literature but he was also a philosopher. While it is debatable whether Camus... Read Article »
Albert Camus Metaphysics Existentialism Absurdism The Rebel Humanism
Humanism
2017, Vol. 9 No. 04
The Rebel Hero: Albert Camus and the Search for Meaning Amidst the Absurd
By Meghan E. Von Hassel
Man in his search for meaning—everyman— is Albert Camus’ rebel. In The Rebel man must accept and seek to encounter the universe as it presents itself in absurdity. He encounters the universe out of a strange love and a need for... Read Article »
Albert Camus The Rebel Humanism Political Philosophy Rebellion Existentialism Nihilism Absurdism
Ontology
2017, Vol. 13 No. 1
Theistic Explanations of the Ontology of Consciousness
By Rashad Rehman
Published by Discussions
Consciousness is a thought-provoking phenomenon. In recent decades, though, the philosophy of mind has revealed consciousness to be, in the words of Thomas Nagel, "what makes the mindbody problem intractable" (Nagel, 1979). Though consciousness... Read Article »
Consciousness Existentialism Philosophy Of Mind Mind-Body Problem Theism Ontology
Existentialism
2012, Vol. 4 No. 07
Finitude, Existence, and Community: Letting the Individual Die
By Nicole Billitz
Addressing finitude as it relates to existence and community, Jean Luc Nancy and Martin Heidegger recognize finitude to be both the impossibility of being at one with oneself and the radical fragmentation of Being, in terms of mortality. Nancy contends... Read Article »
Existentialism Finitude Community Death Jean Luc Nancy Martin Heidegger
Existentialism
2012, Vol. 4 No. 07
Viktor Frankl's Logotherapy: The Search For Purpose and Meaning
By Daniel Devoe
Equivalent parts biographical and theoretical, this paper provides a discussion of the main historical events and contributions of Viktor Frankl. Frankl's intellectual development began with a brief immersion in Freud and Alder’s teachings... Read Article »
Viktor Frankl Logotherapy Humanistic Psychology Existentialism Concentration Camp
The Holocaust
2010, Vol. 2 No. 09
Logotherapy and the Holocaust: Uniting Human Experience in Extremity and Normality
By Ryan A. Piccirillo
The Holocaust created a new type of person en masse: survivors. Those who survived were forced to cope with a first-hand encounter with the human capacity for evil. For the Holocaust survivor, the struggle to live continued long after liberation... Read Article »
Holocaust Viktor Frankl Logotherapy Trauma Existentialism

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