Skip to main content

Sage Social Science Thesaurus

Search from vocabulary

Content language

Concept information

... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > communication studies > communication theory > critical orientations > existentialism
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > political theory > critical theory > existentialism
social science subjects > sociology > social theory > critical theory > existentialism
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > political theory > modern political theory > existentialism
... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > communication studies > communication theory > philosophical orientations > existentialism
other subjects > arts and humanities > philosophy > existentialism
social science subjects > psychology > psychological theory > existentialism
social science subjects > business and management > business ethics > theories of ethics > existentialism

Preferred term

existentialism  

Definition

  • Existentialism emerged and achieved its greatest popularity during the years following World War II, chiefly because of the persona and literary works of French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre. In the realm of philosophy, existentialism is best seen not as a new or distinct philosophy but rather as a revolt against traditional philosophy. [Source: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods; Existentialism]

Broader concept

Belongs to group

URI

https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/existentialism

Download this concept:

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD