Noun: existentialism ,eg-zi'sten-shu,li-zum
- (philosophy) a 20th-century philosophical movement chiefly in Europe; assumes that people are entirely free and thus responsible for what they make of themselves
"Sartre's writings were influential in popularizing existentialism";
- existential philosophy, existentialist philosophy
Derived forms: existentialisms
Type of: philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory
Encyclopedia: Existentialism