This philosopher of the 19th century rejected his love because he believed he was too gloomy and religious to make her happy and believed when it came to religion that is was not an easy, cozy decision but one that required great risk.
Soren Kierkegaard
This american philosopher was a follower of pragmatism and believed that what made something true was its usefulness. For example, he thought God existed because he believed it was a useful belief to have.
William James
This English philosopher lived to the old age of 97 and started what some have called the 'linguistic turn' in philosophy in which philosophers started to analyze the underlying structure of language and its meaning.
Bertrand Russell
The french philosopher of the 20th century expressed her objections to gender roles and constraints by putting a feminist spin on existentialism and writing a book called The Second Sex.
Simone de Beauvoir
The phrase 'Our existence comes before our essence' may be seen as one of the core tenets of which philosophical view?
Existentialism
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