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Soren Kierkegaard

Monte Parks



Soren was born 1813 and died in 1855. He was a writer in the golden age and he used his skills to write books and stories of literature and fiction. He is often known as the father of existentialism. He was Christian and he sometimes wrote books about his fate and what he believed in. “His work crosses the boundaries of philosophy, theology, psychology, literary criticism and fiction” he was one of the golden age’s most amazing writers.

Adorno, Theodor. Soren Kierkegaard. Plato. Stanford. (1996). Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Web. 20 August, 2010 http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/kierkegaard/

Friedrich Nietzsche

Monte Parks



1844-1900

Was a German philosopher and he was a culture critic. He wrote tons of books and the popular Thus Spoke Zarathustra. When he wrote it. It ignored for a while. He was a good culture but did not believe in faith and his father died mad because of the beliefs he had and what he became. “Nietzsche was a master of aphoristic form and use of contradictions” he was common related to Kierkegaard and Nietzsche did not like being common or alike with someone who did different work then him. In a good sense he thought.

Common, Thomas. Friedrich Nietzsche. Books and Writers (2001) Web. 20 August 2010. http://kirjasto.sci.fi/nietzsch.htm

Term: Martin Heidegger

Name: Alfonzo Montiel

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Martin Heidegger was an influential philosopher who was well known for his existential and phenomenological explorations of the "question of being. He had written a book called “Being and Time” and many have said that it was one of the most important books of the 20th century. There were many questions about him because of him being involved with [|Nazism] and statements in support of [|Adolf Hitler] . Heidegger was born in rural Meßkirch, Germany. Heidegger had stated, “Every man is born as many men and dies as a single one.” (Heidegger) Martin Heidegger had was having affairs with Hannah Arendt and Elisabeth Blochmann who were both students of his. At the time, Heidegger had supported Socialism and was also a member of the Nazi Party in May 1933 and was a part of it until May 1945.

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Term: Albert Camus (1913-1960) Name: Greggory Kern

Summary: Albert Camus was born in Mondovi, Algeria. He was born into extreme poverty, and his family was French. His father died of battle wounds in 1914 when Albert was just one year old. In 1923, he was accepted into Lycee and would later be accepted into the University of Algiers. In 1930, at the age of 17, Camus was diagnosed with Tuberculosis. In 1940, he married Francine Faure, and he began to work for a magazine company. Also in 1957, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in literature for his novel, “The Fall.”

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Term: Albert Camus (1913-1960) Name: Greggory Kern

Summary: Albert Camus was born in Mondovi, Algeria. He was born into extreme poverty, and his family was French. His father died of battle wounds in 1914 when Albert was just one year old. In 1923, he was accepted into Lycee and would later be accepted into the University of Algiers. In 1930, at the age of 17, Camus was diagnosed with Tuberculosis. In 1940, he married Francine Faure, and he began to work for a magazine company. Also in 1957, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in literature for his novel, “The Fall.”

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