Existentialism for dummies

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Existentialism for Dummies; About the Authors; Dedication; Authors' Acknowledgments; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Conventions Used in This Book; Foolish Assumptions; How This Book Is Organized; Icons Used in This Book; Where to Go from Here; Part I: Introducing Existentialism; Chapter 1: What Is Existentialism?; Chapter 2: The Big Names of Existentialism; Part Ii: The Fundamental Problem: God Is Dead; Chapter 3: If God Is Dead, Is Life Meaningless?; Chapter 4: Anxiety, Dread, and Angst in an Empty World. Chapter 5: The Challenge of Absurdity and AuthenticityPart Iii: Living a Meaningful Life in a Meaningless World; Chapter 6: Understanding Our Unique Way of Existing in the World; Chapter 7: Not Tonight, Honey: Why We Need More Passion in Our Lives; Chapter 8: Sartre's Existentialism: Learning to Cope with Freedom; Chapter 9: Finding Authenticity: Facing Death, Conscience, and Time; Chapter 10: Kierkegaard: The Task of Being a Religious Existentialist; Chapter 11: Nietzsche: Mastering the Art of Individuality; Part Iv: The Enduring Impact of Existentialism. Chapter 12: Fear and Loathing in Existential PoliticsChapter 13: Existentialism and Other Schools of Philosophical Thought; Chapter 14: Doing Psychology the Existential Way; Part V: The Part of Tens; Chapter 15: Ten Great Existential Movies; Chapter 16: Ten Great Works of Existential Literature; Index