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'''Atheistic existentialism''' is a kind of [[existentialism]] which strongly diverged from the [[Christian existentialism|Christian existential]] works of [[Søren Kierkegaard]] and developed within the context of an [[Atheism|atheistic world view]].<ref>
== Thought ==
Atheistic existentialism is the exclusion of any [[Transcendentalism|transcendental]], [[Metaphysics|metaphysical]], or [[Religion|religious]] beliefs from philosophical existentialist thought (e.g. anguish or rebellion in light of human finitude and limitations). Nevertheless, it shares elements with [[Christian existentialism|religious existentialism]] (e.g. the [[philosophy of Søren Kierkegaard]]) and with [[metaphysical existentialism]] (e.g. through [[Phenomenology (philosophy)|phenomenology]] and the works of [[Martin Heidegger|Heidegger]]). Atheistic existentialism confronts [[
== Notable proponents ==
=== Jean-Paul Sartre ===
[[Jean-Paul Sartre]]
=== Albert Camus ===
[[Albert Camus]] writes of dualisms—between happiness and sadness—as well as life and death. In ''[[The Myth of Sisyphus]]'', such dualism becomes paradoxical because humans greatly value their existence while at the same time being aware of their [[Death|mortality]]. Camus believes it is human nature to have difficulty reconciling these paradoxes; and indeed, he believed humankind must accept what he called
=== Friedrich Nietzsche ===
Considered one of the founding fathers of existentialism, German philosopher [[Friedrich Nietzsche]] was a critic of Christian theology.<ref>Wicks, Robert, "Friedrich Nietzsche", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2014 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.).</ref> Arguing that morality itself is a human construct as opposed to the laws of nature, which are inherently morally neutral, Nietzsche divided morality into two types: slave morality and master morality.<ref name="auto">Wildman, Wesley. "Profound Atheism: Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)," Boston University.</ref> It is this first type, slave morality, which he associates with religion, specifically, with Christianity.<ref name="auto"/> In his book, ''[[The Gay Science]]'', Nietzsche utters his famous statement "[[God is dead]]", which refers to his belief that morality can no longer be reasonably dictated by religion.<ref>Samual, Adrian. "Nietzsche and God (Part 1)," Richmond Journal of Philosophy (Spring 2007 Edition).</ref> It is for this reason that many associate Nietzsche's philosophy with [[nihilism]].<ref>Pratt, Alan. "Nihilism," The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.</ref> By contrast, others claim his assertion that nothing exists beyond this life merely requires us to rethink the tenets of morality, not to throw the concept of morality itself out the window. Indeed, they argue that while Nietzsche believed humanity was on track toward nihilism, he was not directly advocating it as the direction in which we should head.<ref>Michels, Steven. "Nietzsche, Nihilism, and the Virtue of Nature", Dogma: Revue de Philosophie et de Sciences Humaines (Oct. 2004).</ref>
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== External links ==
* [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/40658/atheistic-Existentialism Enc. Britannica, art. "Atheistic Existentialism"]
* [http://atheism.about.com/od/typesofexistentialism/a/atheistic.htm About Atheistic Existentialism] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090222090430/http://atheism.about.com/od/typesofexistentialism/a/atheistic.htm |date=2009-02-22 }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090430123712/http://www.allaboutphilosophy.org/existentialism-theory-faq.htm Atheistic existentialism]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090605002252/http://www.thecry.com/existentialism/ The absurd in atheistic existentialism]
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