Existentialism Explained - 10/06/15 11:41 AM
Have you always wished you could understand the abstract precepts of the philosophy Existentialism?
Perhaps some of you atheists are proponents of Existentialism.
For those of you not “in-the-know” here’s a primer. Courtesy of Professor rockyhilldawg.
The word Existentialism is derived from the old latin verb existere meaning, “to harvest turnips and radishes at midnight on the winter solstice in your pajamas.”
Over time the meaning evolved to: “Why are you harvesting turnips and radishes in your pajamas at midnight on the winter solstice?” After several more generations existere morphed into simply “Why?”.
The term “Existentialism” was first coined by an Italian shoemaker when his toilet paper always mysteriously disappeared. He often exclaimed, “That’s very existentialism”
In the early 20th century, French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre became the main adherent of Existentialism and was awarded the 1964 Nobel Prize in Literature for his treatise on Existentialism:
“Je ne suis pas comme les oeufs et le jambon verts. Je ne vais pas les mange Sam je suis..”
“I do not like green eggs and ham. I will not eat them Sam I am.”
Jean-Paul initially rejected the Nobel prize money exclaiming “What good is money” He later tried to claim the prize money only to be denied and told by the Nobel committee: “What good is rent, food and material goods?”
Sartre, who was eventually declared insane in 113 countries, 49 states and the District of Columbia (Idaho and Ghana abstained), posited the philosophy's main tenet:
“That which is real - exists. That which is not real we’re not sure about. That which is in-between, is in-between.”
Perhaps some of you atheists are proponents of Existentialism.
For those of you not “in-the-know” here’s a primer. Courtesy of Professor rockyhilldawg.
The word Existentialism is derived from the old latin verb existere meaning, “to harvest turnips and radishes at midnight on the winter solstice in your pajamas.”
Over time the meaning evolved to: “Why are you harvesting turnips and radishes in your pajamas at midnight on the winter solstice?” After several more generations existere morphed into simply “Why?”.
The term “Existentialism” was first coined by an Italian shoemaker when his toilet paper always mysteriously disappeared. He often exclaimed, “That’s very existentialism”
In the early 20th century, French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre became the main adherent of Existentialism and was awarded the 1964 Nobel Prize in Literature for his treatise on Existentialism:
“Je ne suis pas comme les oeufs et le jambon verts. Je ne vais pas les mange Sam je suis..”
“I do not like green eggs and ham. I will not eat them Sam I am.”
Jean-Paul initially rejected the Nobel prize money exclaiming “What good is money” He later tried to claim the prize money only to be denied and told by the Nobel committee: “What good is rent, food and material goods?”
Sartre, who was eventually declared insane in 113 countries, 49 states and the District of Columbia (Idaho and Ghana abstained), posited the philosophy's main tenet:
“That which is real - exists. That which is not real we’re not sure about. That which is in-between, is in-between.”