and purpose in a meaningless world. As a Christian, Kierkegaard finds his meaning in the Word of God, but for those who are not Christian, Kierkegaard wishes them well in their search.

Sartre

"Existence precedes essence" means that humans exist first before they have meaning in life. Meaning is not given, and must be achieved.With objects--say, a knife, for example--there is some creator who conceives of an idea or purpose of an object, and then creates it with the essence of the object already

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