Existentialism
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Essentialism: adhere to our essence.
Friedrich Nietzsche embraced nihilism
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Nihilism: the belief in the ultimate meaningless of life.
Jean Paul Sartre claimed existence precedes essence. Each of us is forced to design our own moral code, to invent a morality to live by. We are “condemned to be free”.
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Absurdity: the search for answers in an answerless world.
Albert Camus says
The literal meaning of life is whatever you’re doing that prevent you from killing yourself.