The Existentialist Revolution
by caio · 49 enrolled · ★ 4.5 (16)
A rigorous exploration of existentialist philosophy from its 19th-century precursors to its 20th-century flowering and contemporary legacy. This course traces the movement through Kierkegaard's leap of faith, Nietzsche's radical revaluation, Husserl's phenomenological method, and the major existentialists — Heidegger, Sartre, de Beauvoir, Camus, and Merleau-Ponty. You will engage with primary texts, confront the fundamental questions of freedom, meaning, and authenticity, and discover how existentialism reshaped philosophy, literature, politics, and everyday life.
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Reviews
The lesson on Nietzsche: God is Dead was particularly eye-opening.
Fascinating course. Changed how I think about several issues.
Fascinating course. Changed how I think about several issues.
Very well structured. Each lesson built naturally on the previous one.
The lesson on Husserl and Phenomenology was particularly eye-opening.
The lesson on Nietzsche: God is Dead was particularly eye-opening.
Good overview but I wished some topics went even deeper.
Would love a follow-up course that goes even deeper.
I've read many books on this topic but still learned new things here.
Completed it in a week — couldn't stop reading the next lesson.
Challenging but rewarding. Not dumbed down at all.
I learned so much. The quizzes helped reinforce the key concepts.
I've read many books on this topic but still learned new things here.
I learned so much. The quizzes helped reinforce the key concepts.
I learned so much. The quizzes helped reinforce the key concepts.
Solid content. The tables and key terms sections are very helpful.
Lessons
- What is Existentialism? 3 min Preview
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Kierkegaard: The Father of Existentialism
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Nietzsche: God is Dead
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Husserl and Phenomenology
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Heidegger: Being and Time
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Sartre: Existence Precedes Essence
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de Beauvoir: Ethics of Ambiguity
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Camus: The Absurd Hero
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Merleau-Ponty: The Embodied Subject
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Existentialism and Politics
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Existentialist Art and Literature
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Living Existentially: Legacy and Practice