{"appState":{"pageLoadApiCallsStatus":true},"bookState":{"book":{"headers":{"timestamp":"2024-10-21T12:11:23+00:00"},"bookId":282187,"data":{"name":"Existentialism For Dummies","title":"Existentialism For Dummies","slug":"existentialism-for-dummies","breadcrumbs":[{"name":"Body, Mind, & Spirit","_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/categories/34038"},"slug":"body-mind-spirit","categoryId":34038},{"name":"Philosophy","_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/categories/34088"},"slug":"philosophy","categoryId":34088},{"name":"Existentialism","_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/categories/34091"},"slug":"existentialism","categoryId":34091}],"description":"Have you ever wondered what the phrase “God is dead” means? You’ll find out in <i>Existentialism For Dummies</i>, a handy guide to Nietzsche, Sartre, and Kierkegaard’s favorite philosophy. See how existentialist ideas have influenced everything from film and literature to world events and discover whether or not existentialism is still relevant today. <p>You’ll find an introduction to existentialism and understand how it fits into the history of philosophy. This insightful guide will expose you to existentialism’s ideas about the absurdity of life and the ways that existentialism guides politics, solidarity, and respect for others. There’s even a section on religious existentialism. You’ll be able to reviewkey existential themes and writings. Find out how to:</p> <ul type=\"disc\"> <li>Trace the influence of existentialism</li> <li>Distinguish each philosopher’s specific ideas</li> <li>Explain what it means to say that “God is dead”</li> <li>See culture through an existentialist lens</li> <li>Understand the existentialist notion of time, finitude, and death</li> <li>Navigate the absurdity of life</li> <li>Master the art of individuality</li> </ul> <p>Complete with lists of the ten greatest existential films, ten great existential aphorisms, and ten common misconceptions about existentialism, <i>Existentialism</i> <i>For Dummies</i> is your one-stop guide to a very influential school of thought.</p>","bookOutOfPrint":false,"testBankPinActivationLink":"","publishedDate":"2008-08-04T12:11:11+00:00","primaryISBN":"9780470276990","secondaryISBNs":"9780470427293,9780470507773,9780470436899","learningType":"Explore","primaryCategory":{"categoryId":34091,"title":"Existentialism","slug":"existentialism","_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/categories/34091"}},"secondaryCategory":{"categoryId":0,"title":null,"slug":null,"_links":null},"amazon":{"default":"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0470276991/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=wiley01-20","ca":"https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/0470276991/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=wiley01-20","indigo_ca":"http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-9208661-13710633?url=https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/product/0470276991-item.html&cjsku=978111945484","gb":"https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0470276991/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=wiley01-20","de":"https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/0470276991/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=wiley01-20"},"image":{"src":"https://www.dummies.com/covers/9780470276990.jpg","width":250,"height":350},"authors":[{"authorId":9493,"name":"Christopher Panza","slug":"christopher-panza","description":" <p><b>Christopher Panza, PhD,</b> teaches courses on existentialism, ethics, and free will and has published articles on teaching philosophy. <b>Gregory Gale</b> is an adjunct professor of philosophy. ","hasArticle":true,"_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/authors/9493"}},{"authorId":9494,"name":"Gregory Gale","slug":"gregory-gale","description":" <p><b>Christopher Panza, PhD,</b> teaches courses on existentialism, ethics, and free will and has published articles on teaching philosophy. <b>Gregory Gale</b> is an adjunct professor of philosophy. ","hasArticle":true,"_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/authors/9494"}}],"relatedArticles":{"_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/articles?book=282187&offset=0&size=5"}},"relatedBooks":[{"bookId":282181,"name":"Ethics For Dummies","slug":"ethics-for-dummies","primaryCategory":{"categoryId":34090,"title":"Ethics","slug":"ethics","_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/categories/34090"}},"categoryList":["body-mind-spirit","philosophy","ethics"],"image":{"src":"https://www.dummies.com/covers/9780470591710.jpg","width":250,"height":350},"_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/books/282181"}},{"bookId":281965,"name":"Atheism For Dummies","slug":"atheism-for-dummies","primaryCategory":{"categoryId":34204,"title":"Atheism","slug":"atheism","_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/categories/34204"}},"categoryList":["body-mind-spirit","religion-spirituality","atheism"],"image":{"src":"https://www.dummies.com/covers/9781118509203.jpg","width":250,"height":350},"_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/books/281965"}},{"bookId":282537,"name":"Religion For Dummies","slug":"religion-for-dummies","primaryCategory":{"categoryId":34223,"title":"General Religion & Spirituality","slug":"general-religion-spirituality","_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/categories/34223"}},"categoryList":["body-mind-spirit","religion-spirituality","general-religion-spirituality"],"image":{"src":"https://www.dummies.com/covers/9780764552649.jpg","width":250,"height":350},"_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/books/282537"}}],"cheatSheet":{"articleId":207743,"slug":"existentialism-for-dummies-cheat-sheet","title":"Existentialism For Dummies Cheat Sheet","description":"No doubt you've heard someone speaking of an \"existential crisis.\" What does that really mean, anyway? Existentialists believe that we're born without purpose into a world that makes no sense — but each person has the ability to create his or her own sense of meaning and peace. Discover who invented this relatively new school of philosophy as well as what concepts define existentialism.","categoryList":["body-mind-spirit","philosophy","existentialism"]},"bookAuthorBio":"<p><b data-author-id=\"9493\">Christopher Panza, PhD,</b> teaches courses on existentialism, ethics, and free will and has published articles on teaching philosophy. <b data-author-id=\"9494\">Gregory Gale</b> is an adjunct professor of philosophy.","additionalResourceLink":"","bookCompanionPage":{"pageId":0,"name":null,"slug":null,"_links":null},"seo":{"metaDescription":"","noIndex":0,"noFollow":0}},"_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/books/282187"}},"bookLoadedStatus":"success","bookExtras":{},"bookExtrasLoadedStatus":"initial"},"adsState":{"pageScripts":{"headers":{"timestamp":"2024-10-21T10:50:01+00:00"},"adsId":0,"data":{"scripts":[{"pages":["all"],"location":"header","script":"\r\n<script src=\"https://cdn.optimizely.com/js/10563184655.js\"></script>","enabled":false},{"pages":["all"],"location":"header","script":"\r\n<script>var _comscore = _comscore || [];_comscore.push({ c1: \"2\", c2: \"15097263\" });(function() {var s = document.createElement(\"script\"), el = document.getElementsByTagName(\"script\")[0]; s.async = true;s.src = (document.location.protocol == \"https:\" ? \"https://sb\" : \"http://b\") + \".scorecardresearch.com/beacon.js\";el.parentNode.insertBefore(s, el);})();</script><noscript><img src=\"https://sb.scorecardresearch.com/p?c1=2&c2=15097263&cv=2.0&cj=1\" /></noscript>\r\n","enabled":true},{"pages":["all"],"location":"footer","script":"\r\n<script type='text/javascript'>\r\n(function(){var g=function(e,h,f,g){\r\nthis.get=function(a){for(var a=a+\"=\",c=document.cookie.split(\";\"),b=0,e=c.length;b<e;b++){for(var d=c[b];\" \"==d.charAt(0);)d=d.substring(1,d.length);if(0==d.indexOf(a))return d.substring(a.length,d.length)}return null};\r\nthis.set=function(a,c){var b=\"\",b=new Date;b.setTime(b.getTime()+6048E5);b=\"; expires=\"+b.toGMTString();document.cookie=a+\"=\"+c+b+\"; path=/; \"};\r\nthis.check=function(){var a=this.get(f);if(a)a=a.split(\":\");else if(100!=e)\"v\"==h&&(e=Math.random()>=e/100?0:100),a=[h,e,0],this.set(f,a.join(\":\"));else return!0;var c=a[1];if(100==c)return!0;switch(a[0]){case \"v\":return!1;case \"r\":return c=a[2]%Math.floor(100/c),a[2]++,this.set(f,a.join(\":\")),!c}return!0};\r\nthis.go=function(){if(this.check()){var a=document.createElement(\"script\");a.type=\"text/javascript\";a.src=g;document.body&&document.body.appendChild(a)}};\r\nthis.start=function(){var t=this;\"complete\"!==document.readyState?window.addEventListener?window.addEventListener(\"load\",function(){t.go()},!1):window.attachEvent&&window.attachEvent(\"onload\",function(){t.go()}):t.go()};};\r\ntry{(new g(100,\"r\",\"QSI_S_ZN_5o5yqpvMVjgDOuN\",\"https://zn5o5yqpvmvjgdoun-wiley.siteintercept.qualtrics.com/SIE/?Q_ZID=ZN_5o5yqpvMVjgDOuN\")).start()}catch(i){}})();\r\n</script><div id='ZN_5o5yqpvMVjgDOuN'></div>\r\n","enabled":false},{"pages":["all"],"location":"header","script":"\r\n<script>\r\n (function(h,o,t,j,a,r){\r\n h.hj=h.hj||function(){(h.hj.q=h.hj.q||[]).push(arguments)};\r\n h._hjSettings={hjid:257151,hjsv:6};\r\n a=o.getElementsByTagName('head')[0];\r\n r=o.createElement('script');r.async=1;\r\n r.src=t+h._hjSettings.hjid+j+h._hjSettings.hjsv;\r\n a.appendChild(r);\r\n })(window,document,'https://static.hotjar.com/c/hotjar-','.js?sv=');\r\n</script>","enabled":false},{"pages":["article"],"location":"header","script":" <script src=\"//get.s-onetag.com/bffe21a1-6bb8-4928-9449-7beadb468dae/tag.min.js\" async defer></script>","enabled":true},{"pages":["homepage"],"location":"header","script":"<meta name=\"facebook-domain-verification\" content=\"irk8y0irxf718trg3uwwuexg6xpva0\" />","enabled":true},{"pages":["homepage","article","category","search"],"location":"footer","script":"\r\n<noscript>\r\n<img height=\"1\" width=\"1\" src=\"https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=256338321977984&ev=PageView&noscript=1\"/>\r\n</noscript>\r\n","enabled":true}]}},"pageScriptsLoadedStatus":"success"},"navigationState":{"navigationCollections":[{"collectionId":287568,"title":"BYOB (Be Your Own Boss)","hasSubCategories":false,"url":"/collection/for-the-entry-level-entrepreneur-287568"},{"collectionId":293237,"title":"Be a Rad Dad","hasSubCategories":false,"url":"/collection/be-the-best-dad-293237"},{"collectionId":295890,"title":"Career Shifting","hasSubCategories":false,"url":"/collection/career-shifting-295890"},{"collectionId":294090,"title":"Contemplating the Cosmos","hasSubCategories":false,"url":"/collection/theres-something-about-space-294090"},{"collectionId":287563,"title":"For Those Seeking Peace of Mind","hasSubCategories":false,"url":"/collection/for-those-seeking-peace-of-mind-287563"},{"collectionId":287570,"title":"For the Aspiring Aficionado","hasSubCategories":false,"url":"/collection/for-the-bougielicious-287570"},{"collectionId":291903,"title":"For the Budding Cannabis Enthusiast","hasSubCategories":false,"url":"/collection/for-the-budding-cannabis-enthusiast-291903"},{"collectionId":299891,"title":"For the College Bound","hasSubCategories":false,"url":"/collection/for-the-college-bound-299891"},{"collectionId":291934,"title":"For the Exam-Season Crammer","hasSubCategories":false,"url":"/collection/for-the-exam-season-crammer-291934"},{"collectionId":301547,"title":"For the Game Day Prepper","hasSubCategories":false,"url":"/collection/big-game-day-prep-made-easy-301547"}],"navigationCollectionsLoadedStatus":"success","navigationCategories":{"books":{"0":{"data":[{"categoryId":33512,"title":"Technology","hasSubCategories":true,"url":"/category/books/technology-33512"},{"categoryId":33662,"title":"Academics & The Arts","hasSubCategories":true,"url":"/category/books/academics-the-arts-33662"},{"categoryId":33809,"title":"Home, Auto, & Hobbies","hasSubCategories":true,"url":"/category/books/home-auto-hobbies-33809"},{"categoryId":34038,"title":"Body, Mind, & Spirit","hasSubCategories":true,"url":"/category/books/body-mind-spirit-34038"},{"categoryId":34224,"title":"Business, Careers, & Money","hasSubCategories":true,"url":"/category/books/business-careers-money-34224"}],"breadcrumbs":[],"categoryTitle":"Level 0 Category","mainCategoryUrl":"/category/books/level-0-category-0"}},"articles":{"0":{"data":[{"categoryId":33512,"title":"Technology","hasSubCategories":true,"url":"/category/articles/technology-33512"},{"categoryId":33662,"title":"Academics & The Arts","hasSubCategories":true,"url":"/category/articles/academics-the-arts-33662"},{"categoryId":33809,"title":"Home, Auto, & Hobbies","hasSubCategories":true,"url":"/category/articles/home-auto-hobbies-33809"},{"categoryId":34038,"title":"Body, Mind, & Spirit","hasSubCategories":true,"url":"/category/articles/body-mind-spirit-34038"},{"categoryId":34224,"title":"Business, Careers, & Money","hasSubCategories":true,"url":"/category/articles/business-careers-money-34224"}],"breadcrumbs":[],"categoryTitle":"Level 0 Category","mainCategoryUrl":"/category/articles/level-0-category-0"}}},"navigationCategoriesLoadedStatus":"success"},"searchState":{"searchList":[],"searchStatus":"initial","relatedArticlesList":[],"relatedArticlesStatus":"initial"},"routeState":{"name":"Book3","path":"/book/body-mind-spirit/philosophy/existentialism/existentialism-for-dummies-282187/","hash":"","query":{},"params":{"category1":"body-mind-spirit","category2":"philosophy","category3":"existentialism","book":"existentialism-for-dummies-282187"},"fullPath":"/book/body-mind-spirit/philosophy/existentialism/existentialism-for-dummies-282187/","meta":{"routeType":"book","breadcrumbInfo":{"suffix":"Books","baseRoute":"/category/books"},"prerenderWithAsyncData":true},"from":{"name":null,"path":"/","hash":"","query":{},"params":{},"fullPath":"/","meta":{}}},"profileState":{"auth":{},"userOptions":{},"status":"success"}}

Existentialism For Dummies book cover

Existentialism For Dummies

Authors:

Christopher Panza ,

Overview

Have you ever wondered what the phrase “God is dead” means? You’ll find out in Existentialism For Dummies, a handy guide to Nietzsche, Sartre, and Kierkegaard’s favorite philosophy. See how existentialist ideas have influenced everything from film and literature to world events and discover whether or not existentialism is still relevant today.

You’ll find an introduction to existentialism and understand how it fits into the history of philosophy. This insightful guide will expose you to existentialism’s ideas about the absurdity of life and the ways that existentialism guides politics, solidarity, and respect for others. There’s even a section on religious existentialism. You’ll be able to reviewkey existential themes and writings. Find out how to:

Trace the influence of existentialism
Distinguish each philosopher’s specific ideas
Explain what it means to say that “God is dead”
See culture through an existentialist lens
Understand the existentialist notion of time, finitude, and death
Navigate the absurdity of life
Master the art of individuality

Complete with lists of the ten greatest existential films, ten great existential aphorisms, and ten common misconceptions about existentialism, Existentialism For Dummies is your one-stop guide to a very influential school of thought.

Have you ever wondered what the phrase “God is dead” means? You’ll find out in Existentialism For Dummies, a handy guide to Nietzsche, Sartre, and Kierkegaard’s favorite philosophy. See how existentialist ideas have influenced everything from film and literature to world events and discover whether or not existentialism is still relevant today.

You’ll find an introduction to existentialism and understand how it fits into the history of philosophy. This insightful guide will expose you to existentialism’s ideas about the absurdity of life and the ways that existentialism guides politics, solidarity, and respect for others. There’s even a section on religious existentialism. You’ll be able to

reviewkey existential themes and writings. Find out how to:

Trace the influence of existentialism
Distinguish each philosopher’s specific ideas
Explain what it means to say that “God is dead”
See culture through an existentialist lens
Understand the existentialist notion of time, finitude, and death
Navigate the absurdity of life
Master the art of individuality

Complete with lists of the ten greatest existential films, ten great existential aphorisms, and ten common misconceptions about existentialism, Existentialism For Dummies is your one-stop guide to a very influential school of thought.

Existentialism For Dummies Cheat Sheet

No doubt you've heard someone speaking of an "existential crisis." What does that really mean, anyway? Existentialists believe that we're born without purpose into a world that makes no sense — but each person has the ability to create his or her own sense of meaning and peace. Discover who invented this relatively new school of philosophy as well as what concepts define existentialism.

About The Authors

Christopher Panza, PhD, teaches courses on existentialism, ethics, and free will and has published articles on teaching philosophy. Gregory Gale is an adjunct professor of philosophy.