A friend of mine describes herself as an existenialist. Those be fancy fightin’ words Pa?

Existentialism is a term that has been been applied to the work of a group of late-nineteenth and twentieth century philosophers who, despite doctrinal differences, shared the belief that philosophical thinking begins with the human subject—not merely the thinking subject, but the acting, feeling, living human individual.

I’m reminded of saying recently that relationships aren’t something that can be captured solely by a formula.

[the starting point], a sense of disorientation and confusion in the face of an apparently meaningless or absurd world.

Sartre defines angst and despair as the emotions people feel once they come to realize that they are responsible for all of their actions.

There is no pre-stablished morality

This sounds a lot like things I’ve had to say. On Saturday I wrote:

As I find my lack of having made choices steering me in and out of uncertain seas, I have to remind myself that I can hold no fault against any other than my self for the course. You risk getting down on yourself in this realization.

Who knew they’d write a whole bunch of books about what I think and start teaching it to college kids.