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Existentialism: Creating Meaning in an Indifferent Universe

Sartre, Camus, and the radical responsibility of freedom

What if life has no inherent meaning — and that is actually liberating?

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Existentialism holds that existence precedes essence: there is no predetermined human nature or divine purpose. We are 'condemned to be free,' as Sartre put it, forced to create meaning through our choices.

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