The Types of Anxiety: Death, Guilt, Meaninglessness
Eternalised
Courage and Anxiety: Understanding the Existential Dread
Tillig believes courage is affirming oneself despite anxiety over the fear of non-existence. Man acknowledges his finiteness, anticipates his future absence, and recognizes that he once did not exist. Finitude creates anxiety, integral to existence. Tillig seeks to discover the optimal way to confront anxiety. Unlike fear, which can be confronted or overcome, anxiety lacks a specific target, leaving one feeling powerless and ineffective. It arises from the fear of non-existence, an absolute void.
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