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Single Idea 20732
[filed under theme 23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 3. Angst
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Full Idea
Let man consider what he is in comparison with what exists; let him regard himself as lost, and from this little dungeon the universe, let him learn to take the earth and himself at their proper value. Anyone considering this will be terrified at himself.
Gist of Idea
If man considers himself as lost and imprisoned in the universe, he will be terrified
Source
Blaise Pascal (Pensées [1662], p.199), quoted by Kevin Aho - Existentialism: an introduction Pref 'What?
Book Ref
Aho,Kevin: 'Existentialism: an introduction' [Polity 2014], p.-9
A Reaction
[p.199 of Penguin edn] Cited by Aho as a forerunner of existentialism. Montaigne probably influenced Pascal. Interesting that this is to be a self-inflicted existential crisis (for some purpose, probably Christian).
The
18 ideas
with the same theme
[life permeated by insecurities and meaninglessness]:
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20732
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If man considers himself as lost and imprisoned in the universe, he will be terrified
[Pascal]
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22029
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Irony is the response to conflicts of involvement and attachment
[Schlegel,F, by Pinkard]
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22096
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Anxiety is not a passing mood, but a response to human freedom
[Kierkegaard, by Carlisle]
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22097
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The ultimate in life is learning to be anxious in the right way
[Kierkegaard]
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21909
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Ultimate knowledge is being anxious in the right way
[Kierkegaard]
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20758
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Anxiety is staring into the yawning abyss of freedom
[Kierkegaard]
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7078
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The freedom of the subject means the collapse of moral certainty
[Nietzsche, by Critchley]
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2876
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The thought of suicide is a great reassurance on bad nights
[Nietzsche]
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21952
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Anxiety about death frees me to live my own life
[Heidegger, by Wrathall]
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22224
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Anxiety is the uncanniness felt when constantly fleeing from asserting one's own freedom
[Heidegger, by Caputo]
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22165
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Anxiety reveals the possibility and individuality of Dasein
[Heidegger]
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20755
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Fear concerns the world, but 'anguish' comes from confronting my self
[Sartre]
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19604
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Unlike other creatures, mankind seems lost in nature
[Cioran]
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19606
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We can only live because our imagination and memory are poor
[Cioran]
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19601
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Life is now more dreaded than death
[Cioran]
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23074
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In anxiety people cling to what reinforces it, because it is a deep need
[Cioran]
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20761
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If existence is absurd it can never have a meaning
[Beauvoir]
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20734
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Anxiety, nausea, guilt and absurdity shake us up, revealing our freedom and limits
[Aho]
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