Existentialism question answering

Read the pdf reading as well as the zip(textbook) reading (authenticity 7 starts from photo 75). Then answer the questions below

On Being Authentic reading

1. In “The Culture of Authenticity ” section, how is authenticity is first defined/explained?
2. In “The Culture of Authenticity ” section, what kind of social programs have taken up
ideas central to the authenticity movement? Can you think of famous authors of books
that fit this framework?
3. In “The Culture of Authenticity ” section, how is the premodern vs modern worldview
explained? Do you agree with this explanation?
4. How does the rise of modernity tie into the rise of the authenticity movement? What does
having a sense of oneness or wholeness have to do with this?
5. If we take the concept of authenticity seriously, according to the reading, there is an
inevitable association between authenticity and what kind of existence? Do you agree
with this?
6. What, for you, remains unanswered about authenticity after this reading?

Textbook reading
7. In the textbook, how are Socratess actions viewed in relation to
authenticity/inauthenticity?
8. What movie is used to illustrate the points in the chapter?
9. In the textbook, (the possibility of) death is seen as a catalyst for the individual to seek
out authentic ways of being. The author then turns to which philosopher for testing
authentic action? Can you think of a practical example of how one might apply this?
10. In the textbook, who does the author turn to as a solution for the problem of the
‘authentic tyrant’?

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