What are existentialists?

Existentialists is a philosophy that is based on the belief that humankind is not part of any sort of order or metaphysical scheme. They are in the Words of Jean-Paul Sartre, thrown into this world without their desire to be here at all. As they face the fact that yes indeed they are here, well they must create their own world with apologies to no one. In the Words of Sartre, to use him as an example, each man has absolute choice of self...

The existentialist does study the world, its history and other philosophies. They reach conclusions that often are quite factual ones. For example, perhaps the most famous existentialist, Nietzsche comes to the conclusion that through eons of human existence, the intellect of man has produced nothing but errors. Existentialists are often misunderstood by many and that includes other existentialists. For instance the Nietzsche comment that "God is dead" made world headlines in the field of philosophy. What does he mean when he tells us God is dead? Some say he means Man has killed God by ignoring him....

As a whole, this school of philosophy is both intriguing and mysterious.