PHIL304: Existentialism

Upon successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

• define the term existentialism;
• identify the key thinkers associated with the existentialist movement;
• summarize Blaise Pascal's contributions to the history of existentialism;
• analyze Pascal's critique of rationalism in philosophy;
• explain Pascal's Wager;
• identify core elements of Pascal's idea of human suffering; and
• summarize Pascal's version of religious existentialism.