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existentialism meaning in Tamil

இருத்தல் கொள்கை

UK/ˌɛɡzɪˈstɛnʃəlɪz(ə)m//ˌɛɡzəˈstɛn(t)ʃəˌlɪzəm/

existentialism in Tamil: இருத்தல் கொள்கை. In English, existentialism means a 20th-century philosophical movement emphasizing the uniqueness of each human existence in freely making its self-defining choices; also (generally), a philosophy which emphasizes existence over essence.

Tamil words for existentialism

இருத்தல் கொள்கை

English meaning of existentialism

  1. noun A 20th-century philosophical movement emphasizing the uniqueness of each human existence in freely making its self-defining choices; also (generally), a philosophy which emphasizes existence over essence.
  2. noun The philosophical views of a particular thinker associated with the existentialist movement.
  3. noun Synonym of structuralism (“a school of thought that focuses on exploring the individual elements of consciousness, how they are organized into more complex experiences, and how these mental phenomena correlate with physical events”).

Full definition of existentialism

existentialism in a sentence

  • The heyday of existentialism occurred in the mid-twentieth century.
  • Sartre’s existentialism is atheistic, but the existentialism of Marcel is distinctly Christian.

Synonyms of existentialism

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Questions about existentialism in Tamil

What is the meaning of existentialism in Tamil?
Existentialism in Tamil is இருத்தல் கொள்கை.
existentialism என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Existentialism: இருத்தல் கொள்கை.
What does existentialism mean in English?
Existentialism means a 20th-century philosophical movement emphasizing the uniqueness of each human existence in freely making its self-defining choices; also (generally), a philosophy which emphasizes existence over essence.

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