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228 | Skye Cleary on Existentialism and Authenticity
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas
Existential Philosophy - Is Existence Prior to Essence?
If you had to sum up existentialism in three words, that would be it. There is existence, like you say, but who we are in some grander sense comes later. Jean Paul Sartre's idea of being a nothingness was very much about radical freedom. But what's important is looking for ways we can take control over our lives and become the people we want to be.
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