existential philosophy

Definitions of existential philosophy
  1. noun
    (philosophy) a 20th-century philosophical movement chiefly in Europe; assumes that people are entirely free and thus responsible for what they make of themselves
    synonyms: existentialism, existentialist philosophy
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    type of:
    philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory
    a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy
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