Mthobisi Mhlongo
All Existentialist has a common concern which can be identified as -The human condition- and possess the idea that human beings are disoriented in the confusing world. They hold a notion of there is no life that is given to human beings; they have to make their life in an individuality manner. No system shall give the meaning or purpose of life.
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Existentialism does not value the rationality it is completely** irrational **
The life is yours; you make authentical choices.
Anxiety is inseparable with the** freedom of choice.
Making choices Authentical is **to live in Good Faith and** choosing the opposite** is to live in the** bad faith**.
The life is yours; you make a choice; you take responsibilities.
These themes recur again and again in existential philosophy; they unify existentialist because they are part of human beings' conditions.
Existentialism is a European philosophy from the mid 19th and 20th centuries, which attempts to answer the questions humans have attempted to ask and answer for thousands of years: what the purpose of life is. Many believe, due to mainstream thinking, that the existentialist believes there is no purpose to our lives, but that is actually wrong - they would say our purpose is to create and cultivate our purpose.
Blacks existentialism is the philosophical Discourse which tackles the issues surrounding black existence and critiques oppression. It's rooted in African culture and the collective experience of people of color. Moreover, its focuses on the collective expect of existence rather than the individualism as a western culture belief. The fundamentally drive is that consciousness of the oppressed and of privileged peoples are different.
Shades of Noir 'Key Terms' video exploring the concept of Black Existentialism.
Black existential thought focuses, inter alia, on three themes occasioned by that construction: (i) what it means to be human; (ii) the meaning of freedom and liberation; and (iii) the degradation of reason in the modern world.
Africana critical theory or Black existential philosophy is the philosophical discourse that critiques domination.
and affirms the empowerment of Black people in the world. However,
although Africana critical theory shares similar concerns and themes such
as existence, consciousness, trepidation, meaninglessness, hopelessness,
fear, despair, servility, and abasement with European existentialism, there
are important distinctions between them.
European philosophy is a movement that stressed the individual’s unique position, as a self-determining agent responsible for making meaningful. Black existentialism shares similar concerns and themes with European existentialism like existence, consciousness, anxiety, meaninglessness, hopelessness, fear, despair. The important distinction between them Black existential philosophy is based on global black liberation from oppression.
The in the above journal article the author gives the view of existentialism based on the below three points.
1.Defining Africana Existential Philosophy
2.Defining Africana Existential Philosophy
3.Insights Africana Existential Philosophy Offers
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