In 1938, while sitting in a cafe on the Boulevard Saint-Michel in Paris, Jean-Paul Sartre experienced a pivotal moment of revelation that would shape his philosophical thinking. Reflecting on the ...

Existentialism in gaming explores themes of free will, purpose, and the insignificance of humanity in the universe. It can leave players feeling sad, thoughtful, or numb. Games like Everybody's Gone ...

The literary lion of Paris bounced into Manhattan last week for a brief lecture tour (stops at Yale, Harvard, Princeton). He put up at a genteel midtown hotel—partly because he could find no other ...

Existential therapy is a form of psychotherapy that aims to help people find a sense of meaning in their lives. It is less rigidly structured than other types of therapy and focuses on exploring a ...

Hai is 19 and suicidal. Grazina is 81 and living alone with dementia. So when she strikes a deal to house him so they can keep each other company in exchange for his help as a kind of unofficial ...