The Philosophical Doctrine of Existentialism, with Its Emphasis on God

question 58

Multiple Choice

The philosophical doctrine of existentialism, with its emphasis on God as a fiction, no preordained human destiny, and the human creation of all values

• A)was dominant in the universities of Great Britain and the United States.
• B)concentrated on logic and a theory of knowledge.
• C)was totally at odds with the confidence and prosperity of the post-war world.
• D)was best expressed in the works of the French writers Albert Camus and Jean-Paul Sartre.
• E)exemplified the spiritualism of the "Age of Aquarius."

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