Why are you alive? - Key Existential ideas

Explore Existential Philosophy to understand life’s meaning and craft your existence into a unique work of art. Dive deep into key philosophical concepts.

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Brief Summary

This course is all about diving into existential philosophy to help you find meaning in your life. You’ll explore ideas from famous philosophers and learn how to make choices that shape your life beautifully. Let’s turn your life into an artwork!

Key Points

  • Explore life's big questions like 'Why am I here?' and 'How should I live?'
  • Learn from famous existential philosophers like Nietzsche and Sartre.
  • Discover how to design projects that bring meaning to your life.
  • Use exercises to apply concepts in your daily life.
  • Turn your life into a creative masterpiece.

Learning Outcomes

  • Understand key existential concepts like freedom and meaning.
  • Apply philosophical ideas to everyday life situations.
  • Create personal projects that resonate with your life purpose.
  • Reflect on your choices and how they shape your identity.
  • Gain insights into the works of major existential thinkers.

About This Course

Use key concepts and practices from Existential Philosophy to turn your life into a work of art

Why are you alive? How should you live? How can you turn your life into a work of art? How can you live an authentic life - that is, live the life that you were meant to live?

If you have ever posed yourself these kinds of questions, you're in good company. Philosophers known as "Existentialists" have posed these questions about our own lives and developed some very useful theories and practices around them.

This course examines key ideas from the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche, Albert Camus, Jean-Paul Sartre, Georges Bataille and Michel Foucault, giving you a clear and simple explanation of their main ideas about the central questions we have about the meaning of our lives.

In this course you will learn to examine your life and the choices you make from the standpoint of key concepts such as freedom, meaning, and community. You will learn to design and implement thw kind of projects that give meaning to your life. 


  The course consists of: 

  • 11 thematic videos on giving shape to your life (2-5 minutes),

  • 7  narrated powerpoint videos on the life and work of existentialist  philosophers (3-10 mins)

  • a series of exercises  for you to try out in your daily life

  • Start turning your life into a work of art

  • Practice key ideas from Existential philosophy

  • Understand key ideas from Existential philosophers

Instructor

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Karim Benammar, Ph.D.

Karim Benammar is a philosopher specialized in Thinking Techniques and  the Philosophy of Abundance. His vision is to help people think about the paradigm shift from scarcity to abundance,  about giving meaning to their life, and about creating value.          Of mixed Dutch-Algerian ancestry, Benammar grew up in Holland before going  to study philosophy in England (BA, Sussex University, 1987) and...

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Shyni Y.
5.0
8 months ago

loved learning about various philosophies in a nutshell, really insightful packed with lots of food for thought. couldn't digest them all at once, so I'd definitely have to watch it a few times to internalize it. highly recommend :)

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Wojtek L.
4.5
8 months ago

Surprisingly good experience!

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Jose A.
5.0
10 months ago

it is profound

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John W.
3.5
1 year ago

yes

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Uma S. J.
5.0
1 year ago

Very useful, makes me think, and helps applying the content in real life. Simple language with profound meanings.

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Yvette L.
5.0
3 years ago

Excellent, very impressed with this course. Wonderful, engaging tutor, interesting and thought inspiring content. Extremely helpful in life and highly recommended. Thank you Karim,

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Michael H.
5.0
3 years ago

Having just finished this course I immediately want to watch it again - I learnt so much and it has given me so much to think about. Highly recommended.

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Nichole W.
4.0
3 years ago

it's a great course so far! I just didn't want to give it a five-star yet until I was finished

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Brian M.
5.0
3 years ago

Clear, concise, approachable, insightful and inspiring, this course presents the key questions, introspective postures, and resources every thinker must contemplate on the path to self-actualization, or at least to a life full of meaning. Un beja, brother.

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David M.
5.0
4 years ago

Absolutely superb. Really enjoyed learning about this. Instructor is very engaging.

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