"Kierkegaard and Nietzsche, like Pascal before them, were interested in
people's concealment of the meaninglessness of life and their use
of diversion to escape from boredom."
If that doesn't sum up my reason for traveling, I don't know what does.
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ex·is·ten·tial·ism
ˌeɡzəˈsten(t)SHəˌlizəm/
noun
- a philosophical theory or approach that emphasizes the existence of the individual person as a free and responsible agent determining their own development through acts of the will.
Why am I looking at philosophy websites, you ask? Well, as I have been looking up things to do in Paris, Existentialist walking tours seem to be a thing. So, if I am going to stumble across the homes & haunts of Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir, I thought it might be a good idea to find out why I should care. Instead I think I have found my previously undefinable religious beliefs summed up in a Google definition. But whatever.
Here are some key quotes from the link above (which will be the extent of my theological research into this matter).
* Existentialism is a philosophy that emphasizes individual
existence, freedom and choice. It is the view that humans
define their own meaning in life, and try to make rational
decisions despite existing in an irrational universe
* It asserts that people actually make decisions based on what has meaning to
them, rather than what is rational (this one is hard for me but I'm working on it)
* Existentialism believes that individuals are entirely free and must take
personal responsibility for themselves
* The important factor for Existentialists is the freedom of choice to
believe or not to believe. (I especially like this one).
Or the Eiffel Tower. We'll see how I while away my tourist hours.
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