What do ya'll think about existentilism?
I think if it's spelled correctly, it works pretty good. So far I haven't had any trouble making it work. Why do you ask, and why are you asking for a quick answer?
What are the three major beliefs of existentianalism?
I'm only familiar with the one foundational principle behind existentialism, as forwarded by Jean-Paul Sartre, that being that "existence precedes essence." Existentialists (I'm not one, BTW) believe that people exist without any predetermined form or nature and that, as a result, people more or less define their own essence. Some of the consequences that come out of this idea are: 1. A preoccupation with existence, what it means to exist and how existing defines us as beings. 2. A concept of free will that emphasizes action and choice as a means of determining who we are. 3. A skepticism of certain religious concepts regarding soul and humans as created beings (although there are religious existentialists - they tend toward the liberal end of the religious spectrum, though.) The important thing to remember is that existentialism is somewhat varied within these main concerns. It's also safe to say that it's somewhat out of vogue in philosophy.
What is the hardest task in the world?
Hard to say...so many good candidates. -Turning 'Heroes' back into a decent television show. -Getting people to stop watching car accidents and just keep driving. -Getting movie theaters to charge less for popcorn. -Convincing a certain black scholar that, just because he was arrested by a white man, doesn't mean that racial profiling is at play. -Convincing the writers of 'House' that you never shock a flatline. -Explaining color to a person born blind. -Explaining pitch to a person born deaf. -Getting a creationist to read a book about evolution. -Getting an atheist to read a book about creationism. -Passing a single-payer health program through Congress. -Reading the works of Paul Tillich. -Explaining what a class called "Human Geography" is about while keeping it just as interesting as it sounded before the explanation (this one from experience). -Beating Civ 4 on the Deity level of difficulty. -Watching a loved one on her death bed (that was tough). -Holding your dead child in your arms (that was worse). -Solving antinomies. -Playing Sudoku for the first time. -Figuring out why pet fish die (sometimes it's easy, sometimes it's hard). -Navigating rush hour traffic without cussing. -Being a Raiders fan in 2006 (record was 2-14). -Getting a President that isn't running on the Republican or Democrat ticket. -Getting Russian or Chinese citizens extradited to another country.
Question abt martin luther king jr's letter!!!!!!!?
I will spread his wish. Treat everyone he was born in this world equal. In Baseball however, I will take the time to honor all the great players whose path was paved by all the players who followed Martin Luther's wishes. (Larry Doby, Jackie Robinson, Don Newcombe, Roy Camponella) I hope everyone can take the time to remember his words and his overall goal. Happy MLK day Martin Luther
In general terms, my answer to both questions would be the same; communication. Whether it's a web design, commercial, or magazine, a designer's #1 job is to communicate; specifically to facilitate a visual conversation between a customer and their audience. That customer can be a company, organization, or even a person, and oftentimes the difference between good and poor design comes down to the ones ability to more accurately and concisely communicate the information or idea. There are obviously a number of other factors involved but in a general sense it always comes down to whether or not the design, site, or layout was able to communicate effectively with a specific audience. Choices like color, style, typography, and various graphic elements are nothing more than a way in which you communicate your information or idea. A successful design combines some or all of those things (as needed) into a single cohesive message. Even something as chaotic as David Carson's designs, something at face value that seems to defy the basic premise of coherent communication, are effective first and foremost because of their ability to communicate with a particular audience (though if you look below the chaos, oftentimes quite literally between the lines, he still utilizes a lot of the fundamental elements of traditional design). Styles come and go and mediums change, but the most essential thing in design, and equally what it is all about, will always be communication.
How common is existential depression?
Existential thoughts do not inherently cause depression; only a fraction of people who contemplate the nature and meaning of life, death and existence feel anxiety and experience such behavior as you've described. Mortality and insignificance of life is encoutered and contemplated by millions on a daily basis, including many scientists and philosophers, yet only fraction of them suffer anxious behavior and lifestyle impairment because of that. For a human mind, death and the very nature of existence are paradoxical thoughts, that can't be profoundly understood using common human experience, however, the normal and healthy mind can function without answers to these things. It is a popular misconception that existential depression is different from the "true" depression. Persistent and irrational depressive feelings(anxiety, sadness, emptyiness and meaninglesness) can be only caused by chemical imbalance in human brain(in every depression, no matter its causes and impulses), and is therefore curable by a variety of natural and chemical compounds, such as antidepressant drugs and natural extracts(St.John's Wort, Ayahuasca...), and also by psychotherapy. Existential depressions are prevalent in intelligent people in ages 6-25 and are likely to fade away as time goes. Sometimes, existential crisis emerges as a symptom to other types of depression, and can be managed in the same way. If you experience angst while thinking about existence, you are not alone, however (I repeat), such feelings are always caused by depressive disorder that is medically treatable and curable, and usually fades away when given appropriate treatment.
How is the “age of anxiety” reflected in philosophy, literature and art in the period 1914-1950?
Plato Socrates Galileo Aristatle Newton Charles Dickens Darwin Raphel Da Vinci Monet Virgil Voltaire No particular order