Why are you alive? – Key Existential ideas

Why are you alive? How should you live? How can you turn your life into a work of art? How can you live an authentic life – that is, live the life that you were meant to live?

If you have ever posed yourself these kinds of questions, you’re in good company. Philosophers known as “Existentialists” have posed these questions about our own lives and developed some very useful theories and practices around them.

This course examines key ideas from the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche, Albert Camus, Jean-Paul Sartre, Georges Bataille and Michel Foucault, giving you a clear and simple explanation of their main ideas about the central questions we have about the meaning of our lives.

In this course you will learn to examine your life and the choices you make from the standpoint of key concepts such as freedom, meaning, and community. You will learn to design and implement thw kind of projects that give meaning to your life. 

  The course consists of: 

• 11 thematic videos on giving shape to your life (2-5 minutes),

• 7  narrated powerpoint videos on the life and work of existentialist  philosophers (3-10 mins)

• a series of exercises  for you to try out in your daily life

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Frequently Asked Questions

How long do I have access to the course materials?

You can view and review the lecture materials indefinitely, like an on-demand channel.

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