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Encyclopedia Articles
This section features articles from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy and the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. The SEP is probably the most comprehensive online philosophy resource. It features in-depth articles on a huge number of philosophical topics, however, it is aimed at an academic audience and may be too detailed and technical for beginners. The IEP is generally more beginner-friendly but is also considered to be less reliable. Wikipedia is also an option, but it is much less reliable than either of these.
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- Existentialism
- Existentialist Aesthetics
- Jean-Paul Sartre
- Albert Camus
- Martin Heidegger
- Søren Kierkegaard
- Simone de Beauvoir
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- Existentialism
- Jean Paul Sartre: Existentialism
- Albert Camus
- Simone de Beauvoir
- Søren Kierkegaard
- Martin Heidegger
Short Articles
This section features short articles written by professional philosophers and aimed at a general audience. These articles are ideal for anyone looking for a shorter or more beginner-friendly introduction to existentialism than the encyclopedia articles listed above.
1000-Word Philosophy
- Introduction to Existentialism
- Camus on the Absurd: The Myth of Sisyphus
- Nietzsche and the Death of God
Aeon
- Being and drunkenness: how to party like an existentialist
- How evolutionary biology makes everyone an existentialist
- What existentialist philosophy reveals about prejudice
- How Camus and Sartre split up over the question of how to be free
- Existence precedes likes: how online behaviour defines us
- Sedimentation: the existentialist challenge to stereotypes
- Human nature matters
- Simone de Beauvoir’s political philosophy resonates today
- Why Simone de Beauvoir didn’t believe in being ‘a strong woman’
The Conversation
The Guardian
OUP Blog
- Our exhausted (first) world: a plea for 21st-century existential philosophy
- The Mysterious Case of the Disappearing Existentialist
Podcasts
This section features podcast episodes from leading philosophy podcasts. These are also aimed at a general audience and are a good option for beginners who prefer audio content.
Philosophy Bites
- Mary Warnock on Sartre’s Existentialism
- Sebastian Gardner on Jean-Paul Sartre on Bad Faith
- Kate Kirkpatrick on the Life and Work of Simone de Beauvoir
- Katherine Morris on Merleau-Ponty on the Body
- Clare Carlisle on Kierkegaard’s Fear and Trembling
In Our Time
The Philosopher’s Zone
- Choosing a personal philosophy: Existentialism
- Existentialism and crisis
- The romance of love
- The Existential Detective Agency
- Albert Camus and The Absurd
- Merleau-Ponty and the lived body
The Partially Examined Life
- Sartre on Freedom and Self-Deception
- Beauvoir’s Existentialism: Moral and Political Dilemmas
- Beauvoir on the Ambiguous Human Condition
Short Videos (<30 mins)
This section features short videos aimed at beginners.
BBC
- What is existentialism?
- Jean-Paul Sartre and Existential Choice
- Sartre: Love is a hazardous, painful struggle.
Aeon
Academy of Ideas
Miscellaneous
Lectures/Longer Videos (>30 mins)
This section features longer videos and lectures. These tend to be less beginner-friendly and aimed at a more academic audience.
- Husserl, Heidegger & Existentialism – Hubert Dreyfus
- Heidegger & Modern Existentialism
- Rick Roderick on Sartre – The Road to Freedom
- Existentialist Philosophy and Literature – Gregory Sadler (Playlist)
Course Syllabi
See this page for course syllabi on Existentialism.
Books
See this list of the best books on Existentialism.
Courses
This section features online courses on existentialism.
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