existential philosopher

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   a philosopher who emphasizes freedom of choice and personal responsibility but who regards human existence in a hostile universe as unexplainable

   Synonymsexistentialistexistentialist philosopher

   Broaderphilosopher

   NarrowerBeauvoirCamusHeideggerSartre

Questions about existential philosopher

What does existential philosopher mean?

existential philosopher means "a philosopher who emphasizes freedom of choice and personal responsibility but who regards human existence in a hostile universe as unexplainable".

What is another word for existential philosopher?

Close synonyms include existentialist, existentialist philosopher. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is existential philosopher a common word?

existential philosopher is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.