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What is existentialism? | A-Z of ISMs Episode 5 - BBC Ideas – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary

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Transcripción interactiva y destacados

1.The A-Z of isms

2.existentialism

3.There they are, the quintessential existentialists, lounging in a Parisian left-bank café the meaninglessness of life

4.There is some truth behind every detail of this but in its totality it’s a misleading caricature

5.It owes much to Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus, both philosophers, writers and famous public intellectuals in France, from the Second World War until Sartre's death in 1980

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Vocabulario clave (CEFR B2)

difference

B2

The quality of being different.

Example:

"Why are we here? How can we make a difference?"

important

A2

Having relevant and crucial value.

Example:

"and just as important now as in post-war Paris."

subscribe

A2

To sign up to have copies of a publication, such as a newspaper or a magazine, delivered for a period of time.

Example:

"Thanks for watching. Don’t forget to subscribe! :)"

discussing

A2

To converse or debate concerning a particular topic.

Example:

"discussing the meaninglessness of life."

stereotype

A2

A conventional, formulaic, and often oversimplified or exaggerated conception, opinion, or image of (a person).

Example:

"There is some truth behind every detail of this stereotype"

hedonistic

A2

Devoted to pleasure; epicurean.

Example:

"hedonistic consumer on a shopping spree."

prosperity

B2

The condition of being prosperous, of having good fortune

Example:

"Political freedom and material prosperity"

wonderful

A2

Tending to excite wonder; surprising, extraordinary.

Example:

"Wonderful though life can be, it has no ultimate purpose,"

senseless

A2

Without feeling or consciousness; deprived of sensation

Example:

"senseless universe."

classic

A2

A perfect and/or early example of a particular style.

Example:

"the classic "existential crisis"!"

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Análisis de dificultad y estadísticas del vídeo

Categoría
education
Nivel CEFR
B2
Duración
167
Total de palabras
431
Total de frases
57
Longitud media de frase
8 palabras

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