Existentialism: Where To Start

Existentialism is a vague and complex ideological movement filled with prominent figures such as Fyodor Dostoevsky, Friedrich Nietzsche, Jean-Paul Sartre, among many others

Today, I'll breakdown this loosely defined school of thought, explain the general themes and principles while also providing 7 book recommendations for where to start

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Books Mentioned:
Existentialism is a Humanism, Sartre - https://amzn.to/3Uc2Y5v
Two Ages, Kierkegaaard - https://amzn.to/449HDhS
On the Genealogy of Morals, Nietzsche - https://amzn.to/4aMRAnP
Beyond Good and Evil, Nietzsche - https://amzn.to/3Qenph2
The Myth of Sisyphus, Camus - https://amzn.to/3xQ2Xgk
Notes from Underground - https://amzn.to/3wezfkt
The Trial, Kafka - https://amzn.to/4b18eQZ

Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro
0:39 - What is Existentialism?
1:05 - Key Themes & Principles
3:43 - Book #1
5:10 - Book #2
6:56 - Book #3
8:39 - Book #4
11:28 - Book #5
14:52 - Book #6
17:55 - Book #7
20:12 - Simone de Beauvoir
21:58 - Summarized
22:32 - Why Our Society Needs Existentialism
24:38 - Outro

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