existentially
Concerning one's being
Existentially relates to existence itself, or to existentialism—the philosophical tradition concerned with individual freedom, choice, and the search for meaning in an indifferent universe.
An existential threat endangers continued existence.
An existential crisis involves questioning life's purpose or one's identity: She was existentially adrift after the divorce.
Something felt existentially carries the weight of fundamental concern about being.
Study of existence's nature
- phenomenologyStudy of subjective experience
- absurdismPhilosophy embracing existence's irrationality
- metaphysicsPhilosophy of existence's nature
- SartreFrench existentialist philosopher
Kierkegaard · Heidegger · Camus · Nietzsche · being-in-the-world · authenticity · transcendence · immanence
Deep unfocused worry
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- despairTotal absence of hope
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- nihilismRejection of objective meaning
alienation · meaninglessness · emptiness · absurdity · futility · hopelessness · ennui · disillusionment
Fundamental nature of something
- realityWhat actually exists
- mortalityState of eventual death
- finitudeState of being bounded
- temporalityState of existing briefly
embodiment · contingency · living · dying · becoming · transience · impermanence · presence
Reason something exists
- significanceQuality of mattering
- fulfillmentState of achieved purpose
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
- directionWay something faces
vocation · calling · destiny · meaning-making · self-determination · commitment · engagement · passion
State of sentient awareness
- self-awarenessInsight into one's psyche
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- realizationGrasping what's true
introspection · reflection · contemplation · insight · epiphany · recognition · discernment · presence
ontology
Study of existence's nature
- phenomenologyStudy of subjective experience
- absurdismPhilosophy embracing existence's irrationality
- metaphysicsPhilosophy of existence's nature
Sartre · Kierkegaard · Heidegger · Camus · Nietzsche · being-in-the-world · authenticity · transcendence · immanence · finitude
angst
Deep unfocused worry
nihilism · alienation · meaninglessness · emptiness · absurdity · futility · hopelessness · ennui · disillusionment · uncertainty
essence
Fundamental nature of something
temporality · embodiment · contingency · living · dying · becoming · transience · impermanence · presence · groundlessness
purpose
Reason something exists
- significanceQuality of mattering
- fulfillmentState of achieved purpose
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
direction · vocation · calling · destiny · meaning-making · self-determination · commitment · engagement · passion · legacy
consciousness
State of sentient awareness
- self-awarenessInsight into one's psyche
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
realization · introspection · reflection · contemplation · insight · epiphany · recognition · discernment · presence · attunement
- philosophy adverbslogically, rationally, ethically, morally, metaphysically
existentiallysuperficially
At surface level only
trivially · shallowly · casually · inconsequentially · flippantly
existentiallyhypothetically
In assumed circumstances
theoretically · fictionally · virtually · abstractly · notionally
existentiallyessentially
At its core nature
deterministically · mechanistically · transcendentally · dogmatically · universally
- existential crisisProfound questioning of life's meaning
- existential threatPeril to survival itself
- existential dreadTerror at meaningless being
- existential angstDistress over life's meaninglessness
- existential crisesTurmoil over life's significance
- existential questionsInquiries about purpose and being