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Dr. Walter Kaufmann gives the first talk in a 1960 series on existentialism. He begins by discussing what he takes existentialism to be and then goes on to discuss the life and thought of Søren Kierkegaard, particularly in relation to the modern crisis of religion. In the next talk, he discusses Nietzsche and the crisis in philosophy, and then Sartre and the crisis in morality. This comes from a 1960 series on existentialism which is now in the public domain. Note, the audio has been edited and improved.Uploaded 05-08-21Existentialists take human existence and the human condition to be a fundamental issue. They tend to be radical individualists who privilege our lived experience and choice. They focus on themes such as: freedom, authenticity, the individual, meaning, anxiety, alienation, death, dread, the absurd, contingency, and nihilism. They are often also suspicious of any fixed, pre-determined human nature, objective/universal values, and abstract philosophical systems. Some of the most important existentialist thinkers (or at least thinkers associated with existentialism) include Jean-Paul Sartre, Martin Heidegger, Søren Kierkegaard, Friedrich Nietzsche, Dostoyevsky, Karl Jaspers, Albert Camus, and Simone de Beauvoir. (My Description)Clip of Simone de Beauvoir on Existentialism and God: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJnWHVwvYSQHubert Dreyfus on Husserl, Heidegger and Existentialism: https://youtu.be/H4_TsjmqxakNietzsche on Nihilism and the Death of God: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHShypzrqGw#philosophy #existentialism #kierkegaard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
