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Self-Encounter: A Study in Existentialism

Self Encounter is a series designed to explain and illustrate the most important principles of existential philosophy, and the implications of their application to everyday life and problems. The title suggests the two themes of the series: one, an explanation of the existential thesis that man must meet and recognize himself honestly, without recourse to myths or vain or supernatural hopes; two, the attempt to draw each viewer of the series into a closer and more careful understanding of himself. The technique used to clarify these themes is a combination of lecture and drama. Dr. Hazel E. Barnes, professor of classics at the University of Colorado and a noted student of existential philosophy, is the host for the series. She describes, in a direct, almost lecture style, the themes and topics most important to an understanding of existentialism. Her comments alternate with scenes from plays or novels by noted authors whose work reflect, or explain, existentialism; these dramatizations, performed by students at the University of Colorado, do much to clarify the material Dr. Barnes has been discussing.

The series was produced by KRMA-TV, Denver.

The 10 half-hour episodes that comprise this series were originally recorded on videotape.

Self Encounter Episode 1: Being and Nothingness

To introduce the series, Dr. Barnes discusses the definition of existentialism, explaining this philosophy’s attempt to redefine the nature of man and to provide an answer to the question, “What does it mean to be human?” She also supplies a distinction between humanistic and religious existentialism, and describes the theory of “process” or “becoming” as it applies to man considered existentially. Her lecture is illustrated by short scenes form Pirandello’s Six Characters in Search of an Author and Eugene O’Neill’s Long Day’s Journey Into Night, and a brief reading from Simone de Beauvoir’s She Came to Stay.