The existential and postmodern individual
dc.contributor.advisor | McDermott, John J. | |
dc.creator | Herring, Lesley Virginia | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2005-08-29T14:40:01Z | |
dc.date.available | 2005-08-29T14:40:01Z | |
dc.date.created | 2005-05 | |
dc.date.issued | 2005-08-29 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/2371 | |
dc.description.abstract | The theories of existentialism and postmodernism seem like very different ideas at first glance. Existentialism is a philosophy of individuals, while postmodernism is a theory focused more on society and less on individual existence. In this thesis, I will show that both of these ideas can be merged together to be seen as an individual philosophy. Using theories from each philosophical camp, I will describe both the existential and postmodern being. I will explain characteristics of these individuals and explain how they function in society. I will use several philosophers to explain this such as Jean-Paul Sartre and Michel Foucault, and finally, I will discuss The Stranger by Albert Camus. In The Stranger, the main character, Monsieur Meursault, exhibits the qualities of both types of individuals. I will use him as an example of the type of person that emerges from the philosophical ideas of existentialism and postmodernism. I analyze Meursault through the eyes of both the existentialist and the postmodernist, and conclude that Meursault personifies the traits and characteristics that are specific to these philosophies. | en |
dc.format.extent | 167869 bytes | en |
dc.format.medium | electronic | en |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.publisher | Texas A&M University | |
dc.subject | existentialism | en |
dc.subject | postmodernism | en |
dc.subject | individual | en |
dc.title | The existential and postmodern individual | en |
dc.type | Book | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
thesis.degree.department | Philosophy and Humanities | en |
thesis.degree.discipline | Philosophy | en |
thesis.degree.grantor | Texas A&M University | en |
thesis.degree.name | Master of Arts | en |
thesis.degree.level | Masters | en |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | George, Theodore | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Mestrovic, Stjepan | |
dc.type.genre | Electronic Thesis | en |
dc.type.material | text | en |
dc.format.digitalOrigin | born digital | en |
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