Existentialism Archives

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Existentialism in Children’s Film

May 6, 2020May 20, 2020 Matthew Downhour 0 Comments Existentialism, Film min read

Children’s films tend to emphasize the role of destiny or chance, but existential themes can be found in a few that highlight the importance of agency and defining the meaning of one’s own life.

Poetry

Ascetic Priest

June 29, 2018January 26, 2020 Caitlin Grimes 0 Comments Existentialism, Friedrich Nietzsche min read

“Alas, all of man is but a sick herd, / Slavers, master, it is no matter,”

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Featured Ideas Science & Tech

Treating Carbon Emissions Like Trash Collection Could Reverse Climate Change

June 19, 2018March 17, 2019 Paul Gambill 3 Comments Climate Change, Environmentalism, Existentialism, Technology min read

We already have the technology to reverse Climate Change, but one great obstacle remains—Nori is a company that believes it can solve that problem, succeeding where political activism has not.

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Arts Essays

Peter Pan, Existentialist Fairy Tale?

February 22, 2017May 9, 2020 Jeffrey Howard 2 Comments Death, Essential Reading, Existentialism min read

For all its silliness and sentimentality, Peter Pan serves as a precautionary tale for those who fear the responsibilities of living, and the uncertainties of dying.