1. Today’s Objectives:
1. Explain the concepts of consciousness, essence and Being.
2. Differentiate between Associative and Cognitive Awareness.
3. Existential intelligence versus Existentialism.
You’re the Singer by Bernie Leadon & Michael Georgiades
2. An awareness of ourselves and our environment.
Forms of Consciousness
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3. Selective Attention
Associative vs. Cognitive Awareness
Our conscious awareness processes only a
small part of all that we experience. We
intuitively make use of the information we
are not consciously aware of.
12. Existentialism deals with intense Theological (Religious Study) and
Ontological (Study of Being), as well as Epistemological (Study of
Knowledge) issues.
13. ANDREW WYETH
Christina’s World (1948)
A complex philosophy
emphasizing the absurdity of
reality and the human
responsibility to make choices
and accept consequences!
14. Despite encompassing a huge
range of philosophical, religious,
and political ideologies, the
underlying concepts of
existentialism are simple…
15.
16. Existence Precedes Essence
Existentialism is the title of the set of philosophical ideals
that emphasize the existence of the human being, the lack
of meaning and purpose in life, and the solitude of human
existence… “Existence precedes essence” implies that
the human being has no essence (no essential self).
Cogito Ergo Sum
19. A)Existence precedes essence (hence the name
“existentialism”): there are no or pre-existing conditions
that guide or determine man’s behavior or essence.
B)Leads to the “absurd condition” man seeks meaning
in a meaningless world (universe unconscious of our
existence).
C)Man is condemned to be free. Leads to modern
despair from man’s overwhelming sense of
responsibility and recognition of his fundamental
aloneness in an indifferent universe.
D)The artist/existentialist achieves meaningful
happiness by facing the pain and still affirming life.
23. “You will never be happy if you continue to
search for what happiness consists of. You will
never live if you are looking for the meaning of
life.”
“It was previously a question of finding out
whether or not life had to have a meaning to be
lived. Could it be, on the contrary, that it will be
lived all the better if it has no meaning?”
24.
25. A box full of nothing*
*Actual nothing may differ.
