existential
adjective
uk/ˌeɡ.zɪˈsten.ʃəl/us/ˌeɡ.zɪˈsten.ʃəl/(alsoexistentialist)
relatingto aphilosophy(=systemofideas)accordingto which theworldhas nomeaningand eachpersonisaloneandcompletelyresponsiblefor his or her ownactions:
存在主义的an existentialargument/philosopher存在主义的论点/哲学家
anovelof existentialdread一部存在主义荒谬性的小说
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existentialism
relatingtoexistenceor beingalive:
Thebiggestexistentialthreattohumansisprobablystillnuclearwar.
ThisremotepartofWesternAustraliarepresentsaseriousexistentialchallenge.
- As ayoungartistnotknowinghow todefinehimself, hefacedan existentialcrisis.
- There is noanswerto that existentialquestion.
- Frenchphilosophersevendescribedwhat thefootballerhad done as being an existentialact.
- Thefilmcould bedescribedas an existentialcomedy.
- He said that, though aseriousconcern,terrorismshouldn’t bethoughtof as an existentialthreat.
- It's anexaggerationto say heposesan existentialdangertodemocracy.
Philosophy
- aesthete
- aesthetic
- aesthetically
- anthropocentric
- anthropocentrism
- epistemology
- essentialism
- existentialism
- existentialist
- expressionism
- notional
- ontological
- ontology
- Parkinson's law
- phenomenologist
- superorganic
- syllogism
- syllogistic
- symbolism
- tabula rasa
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Existing and being