Existentialism Now

21 Quotes for the 21st Century
Diving into twenty-one key quotations, including God is dead and Hell is other people, Existentialism Now unpacks existentialism’s key ideas, challenging common misconceptions and demonstrating their value for todays readers, thinkers and decision-makers.

What does it mean to live freely, authentically, and responsibly in the twenty-first century? What use do we have for existentialism today? Is it just a tangle of irrational and individualist pessimism, or does it speak to our contemporary minds?

Stereotypically ascribed to the cliques of Bohemia, pretentious caf dwellers and tyro philosophers, existentialism is probably the most misunderstood and caricatured of philosophical movements. Rather than offering a dry history of ideas or an angsty guide to intellectual despair however, Existentialism Now shows that existentialist understandings of concepts like freedom, e