These are existentialism and materialism. ... In effect, Existentialism is the belief that an individual creates his own destiny, and serves only to improve his own unique place in the universe. ... His validity was questioned extensively, and existentialism was born. ... While existentialism focuses on discovering man's individual purpose, materialism has a more direct proposition: physical well-being and worldly possessions constitute the greatest good and highest value in life. ... Under these circumstances, a level to achieve maximum contentment is defined. ...

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The Real World, The Unreal World and The Suffering in Between with Solzhenitsyn's One Day in the Life Ivan Denisovich and Camus" The Plague by Jennie Nguyen There are two worlds that people live in, the real and the unreal. The unreal is a world full of stories, a person's personal getaway. M...

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