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    According to the reading Cynicism is described as a lifestyle that emphasizes on the natural way of life. The philosophy of Cynicism believes that pure happiness derives from independency by being self-sufficient; Antisthenes introduced this type of philosophy. He believed that people depend too much on martial things, status, and societal structure, etc. that they forgotten the importance of life. Those ideals was what he has believed was the destruction of nature. Cynics believed that those should

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    Sun Also Rises is a book that is filled with many philosophes such as atheism, romanticism, spiritualism, and so much more. Each philosophy in the story help shape the story and help the reader understand what type of person each character is and their beliefs. In the story a philosophy that was represented was absurdism. Defined by the New World Encyclopedia this philosophy is about how humanity lives in a world that is always going to be hostile and always against them. In other words it means that

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    Existence in this sophisticated world as the habitat of human life has been faced with numerous challenges exhibited in policies that govern relationships. Human variations in perception of various life concepts are navigated by understanding, knowledge and the meaning attached to issues. Poverty, racism, global warming, terrorism, disease, political and religious affiliations are among the issues that impinge human relations today. These problems are influenced with people’s knowledge about existence

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    Impersonal Reflections. Live, Love and Learn: My personal philosophy of life is one of ethics. I believe that we have an obligation to ourselves and others. Let’s begin! I am a secular humanist, and I let these principles guide me. The hardest part of any journey is the first step. You attract what you feel. Reap what you sow. I believe in Love and Truth. God has ordained a pattern for all things to occur, for the earth to to move at certain degree, moon to be the satellite. The gravity and its

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    emphasizes the existence of the individual person as a free and responsible agent determining their own development through acts of the will.” In the book, Stranger by Albert Camus, the author Camus presents a unique existentialist view through the life and struggles of Meursault. The reason why Albert Camus has a huge existentialist view incorporated in his book is because he wrote it during the Existentialist movement. That is why Meursalt may seem to be irrational and does not feel

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    conceptualised as a lens in which the aspects of life are viewed with a sombre temperament, distorting one’s appreciation for life by ignoring its good aspects, thus lowering one’s expectations. Arthur Schopenhauer is often categorised as the greatest pessimist in Western philosophy despite never formally characterising himself as such. However, he exercises the concepts “optimism” and “pessimism” to classify certain conceits of suffering in his philosophies on human life and existence in order to classify the

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    Nietzsche Vs Kierkegaard

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    live a life without much regrad to others

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    Existentialism is a philosophy that focuses on freedom and choice along with individual existence (Mastin). This philosophy proposes that human beings are specifically what they make themselves to be, by the decisions they make. “Humans define their own meaning in life” (Mastin). French philosopher Jean Paul Sartre said, “Man will only attain existence when he is what he purposes to be” (packet 353). Humans exercise their freedom in making reasonable choices in a world that is not so reasonable (Mastin)

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    places valued the morality of human life and socialization. Humanism is important because it is the beginning to important for humans to know who they were, the difference between right and wrong, where we came from, and most importantly providing definition to the meaning of life itself.gr The aspects of this philosophy/belief that is seen within our world today is the definition of beauty and what is considered beautiful. Humanism is used in a number of real life experiences as well. The society

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    In both The Stranger by Albert Camus, and "Burn Collector" by Al Burian, the philosophy of existentialism plays a prominent role in how the main characters interact with others, and the world around them. Existentialism is a philosophy that prioritizes one’s individual existence. It is the view that humans create their own meaning in life and challenges human existence, believing there is no purpose or explanation at the core of existence. Also, it holds the view that there is no God or any other

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