What theoretical tradition does existentialism belong to?

The ideological origin of existentialism mainly comes from soren kierkegaard's mysticism, Nietzsche's voluntarism and Husserl's phenomenology. The main founder of existentialism is Heidegger, and it is Sartre who develops existentialism. Heidegger put forward the term existentialism for the first time in Being and Time, which made the theory of existentialism systematic and clear.

Second, the main theoretical characteristics of existentialism:

The fundamental view of ideological existentialism is to regard the irrational consciousness activities of isolated individuals as the most real existence, and take this as the starting point of all its philosophy. Existentialism claims to be a people-oriented philosophy, which respects human personality and freedom. Existentialism transcends the category of pure philosophy and affects all aspects of spiritual life in western society, especially in literature and art.

Existentialism takes people as the center, respects people's individuality and freedom, and thinks that people live in a meaningless universe, and human existence itself is meaningless, but people can create themselves and live wonderfully on the basis of existence. The most famous and clear initiative of existentialism is Jean-Paul Sartre's motto: "l'existence précède l'essence". It means that there is no moral or external soul except human existence; Morality and soul are created by human beings in existence; People have no obligation to abide by certain moral standards or religious beliefs, and they have freedom of choice; Judge a person by what he has done, not by who he is.

Existentialism denies the existence of God or any other predetermined rule. Jean Paul Sartre opposes any "resistance" factors in life, because they narrow the space for people to choose freely. If there is no such resistance, then the only problem a person has to solve is which way he chooses to take. But man is free; Even if he is deceiving himself, there is still potential and possibility. Jean Paul Sartre also put forward: "Others are hell". This view seems to contradict the view that "people have the freedom to choose". In fact, everyone has the freedom to choose, but everyone has an unshirkable responsibility for the result after choosing. In the process of choosing, the biggest problem people face is the choice of others, because everyone has the freedom to choose, but everyone's freedom may affect others' freedom, so it is called "others are hell".

Third, the development direction of existentialism:

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