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Continental Philosophy's Existentialism and Phenomenology

Various identifiable schools of thought such as: existentialism, phenomenology, hermeneutics, deconstruction, and critical theory can be found within Continental philosophy. Existentialism and phenomenology can be traced back to the 19th century and to the pre-Socratics.
A few of the main themes from existentialism are:
· Traditional and academic philosophy is sterile and remote from the concerns of real life.
· Philosophy must focus on the individual in her or hi confrontation with the world.
· The world is absurd, in the sense that no ultimate explanation can be given for why it is the way it is.
· Senselessness, emptiness, triviality, separation, and inability to communicate pervade human existence, giving birth to anxiety, dread, self-doubt, and despair.
· The individual confronts, as the most important fact of human existence, the necessity to choose how he or she is to live within this......

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