The term existentialism (French: L'existentialisme) was coined by the French Catholic philosopher Gabriel Marcel in the mid … See more

The labels existentialism and existentialist are often seen as historical conveniences in as much as they were first applied to many philosophers long after they had died. While existentialism is generally considered to have ori… See more

Sartre argued that a central proposition of existentialism is that existence precedes essence, which is to say that individuals shape themselves by existing and cannot be perceived through preconceived and a priori categ… See more