Existentialism; to be or not to be Asclepius Course September 13 2017

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 focuses on the question of human existence, and the feeling that there is no purpose or explanation at the core of existence. It holds that, as there is no God or any other transcendent force, the only way to counter this nothingness (and hence to find meaning in life) is by embracing existence.
Thus, Existentialism believes that individuals are entirely free and must take personal responsibility for themselves.
Existentialism originated with the 19th Century philosophers Søren Kierkegaard and Friedrich Nietzsche, although neither used the term in their work. In the 1940s and 1950s, French existentialists such as Jean-Paul Sartre, Albert Camus (1913 - 1960), and Simone de Beauvoir (1908 - 1986) wrote scholarly and fictional works that popularized existential themes, such as dread, boredom, alienation, the absurd, freedom, commitment and nothingness
 
This is a 13 week course and is taught in two hour units. The cost is £65. for more details ring 07592330457 or email squabs@hotmail.co.uk.

This is a 13 week course and comprises of 13 two hour sessions. The course costs £65. For more information ring 07592330457 or email squabs@hotmail.co.uk

1 .September 13th. Kierkegaard. (1) Spiritual existentialism. (Martyn)
 
2 September 20th. Kierkegaard. (2) (Martyn)

3.September 27th. Sartre. (1) ‘Existentialism is a humanism’. (Jenni)

4.October 4th Sartre (2) Universality and morality. (Jenni)

5 October 11th. Sartre (3) Existentialism and freedom. (Jenni)

6. October 18th: Heidegger (1) (Martyn)

7 October 25th. : Heidegger (2) (Martyn)

8 November 1st. Merleau Ponty (Martyn)

9.November 8th. Albert Camus () The novels. (Jenni)

10 November 15th. Albert Camus (2) Absurdity (Jenni)

11 November 22 Existentialism and meaning/

12 November 29 Existentialism and Psychotherapy

13 December 6 Existentialism ..making your own meaning in life?