Sren Kierkegaard is generally considered to have been the first existentialist philosopher,

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thogh he did not se the ter! existentialis!"
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#e proposed that each individal$not society
or religion$is solely responsible for giving !eaning to life and living it passionately and
sincerely %&athentically&'"
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)xistentialis! beca!e poplar in the years follo*ing +orld +ar
,,, and strongly inflenced !any disciplines besides philosophy, inclding theology, dra!a, art,
literatre, and psychology"
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