existentialism hastiyâl-bâvari, hastiyâl-gerâyi Fr.: existentialisme A philosophical attitude associated especially with Heidegger, Jaspers, Marcel, and Sartre, and opposed to → rationalism and → empiricism, that stresses the individual's unique position as a self-determining agent responsible for the authenticity of his or her choices (Dictionary.com). → existential; → -ism. |