Existence (1956)
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- This title points to the fact of being and its implications.
- In plain terms
- It focuses on the state of existing.
- What can you take from it?
- Consider what it means to exist.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What defines your existence?
- How do you value being?
Another view
Too abstract without specific text to analyze.
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