existentialist

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: existentialist philosopherexistential philosopher

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Noun (1)

  1. a philosopher who emphasizes freedom of choice and personal responsibility but who regards human existence in a hostile universe as unexplainableSynonyms: existentialist philosopherexistential philosopherType of philosopherExamples Beauvoir, Camus, Heidegger, Sartre

Adjective (1)

  1. relating to or involving existentialism“existentialist movement”“existentialist philosophy”“the existentialist character of his ideas”Relating to existential philosophy
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