Month: April 2017

Religious existentialists, Jasper and Gabriel Marcel, believed that the being is cloaked in mystery. Jaspers is of the view that in this modern age becomes

Neetha’s quotes   “The land of opportunities that appeared greener when they were on the other side of the world deceptively veiled the harsh terrains

Jean Paul Sartre, the hierophant of modern existentialism,  believes that man is born into a kind of void (le heant) and leads a passive existence.

A significant feature of existentialism is that existence precedes essence. Heidegger makes a sharp distinction between essence and existence or being as according to him

The beginning of existentialism can be traced down to Kierkegaard who developed the conviction that through God and in God man may succeed in freeing

Anita Desai’s novels assert her interest in individuals rather than in social concerns by focusing on the inner emotional world of her characters struggling against