existentialism

philosophical and literary current
Event cultural_movement Q38066
existentialism
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existentialism

Summary

existentialism is a cultural movement[1]. existentialism ranks in the top 3% of cultural_movement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,360 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • existentialism's instance of is recorded as cultural movement[3].
  • existentialism's instance of is recorded as philosophical movement[4].
  • existentialism comprises existential philosophy[5].
  • existentialism comprises existentialism[6].
  • existentialism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Existentialism[7].
  • existentialism's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Political Theory[8].
  • existentialism's described by source is recorded as Basque Literature Terms Dictionary[9].
  • existentialism's topic has template is recorded as Template:Existentialism[10].
  • existentialism's different from is recorded as essentialism[11].
  • existentialism's practiced by is recorded as existentialist[12].
  • existentialism's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[13].

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Context

Recorded instance of include cultural movement[3] and philosophical movement[4].

Why It Matters

existentialism ranks in the top 3% of cultural_movement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,360 views/month).[2] existentialism has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] existentialism is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

existentialism has been cited as an influence by Neo-Marxism[16], a political ideology[17] and Paco Ibáñez[18], a singer[19], b. 1934[20], of Spain[21], awarded the Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts[22].

FAQs

Who did existentialism influence?

existentialism has been cited as an influence by Neo-Marxism[16] and Paco Ibáñez[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . euskaltzaindia.eus. Retrieved . euskaltzaindia.eus. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [16] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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