Live Your Life ! French Existentialism For Beginners - by Morgane Joncour

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Live Your Life ! French Existentialism For Beginners

With Morgane Joncour

This course is a philosophical guide towards living your most authentic life as well as finding meaning. Each lesson will focus on a specific concept that I will make as simple to understand as possible. French existentialism’s philosophy is centered around the idea that each individual is unique, free and has the power to create his own life and meaning. This course could be the first step for you to take back control over your life, listen to your inner voice and dare doing what you always wanted to do. This course is accessible to everyone, even if you've never studied philosophy before.


Meet your Teacher

Morgane Joncour is a yoga and meditation teacher from France. She graduated in Philosophy and obtained a Master Degree in History of Philosophy from Sorbonne, Paris. Her passion is to make philosophy as well as yoga practical and accessible to anyone. She believes philosophy shouldn't stay in books, it should be lived and shared. For that reason, it goes perfectly together with a yoga and meditation practice.

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5 Days

1.3k students

4.9 stars

6 min / day

Anxiety

English


Lesson 1

What Is Existentialism ?

This first lesson will focus on explaining what makes existentialism special and a turning point in the history of philosophy. I will explain what makes existentialism a new way of thinking and a new way to understand what a human being is.

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Lesson 2

We Are Free : Freedom As Power

This lesson will focus on the fact that our existence matters because we have a choice at every second. French existentialism reminds us that we are in control, that we are powerful and that we have the capacity to change our lives at any given moment.

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Lesson 3

We Are Free : Freedom As Responsability

In his lecture Existentialism is a Humanism, Sartre famously said that "man is condemned to be free". What does it mean ? What does our freedom has to do with a sentence ? We will focus on the responsability we carry as free human beings

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Lesson 4

Be A Rebel : Embracing Death, Anxiety and Absurdity.

This lesson will focus mainly on the philosophy of Albert Camus and his understanding of the human condition. He gives us an answer to anxiety and the apparent absurdity of existence : becoming a rebel.

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Lesson 5

Finding Meaning : From The Individual To The Collective

If we are free to create our own life, how can we create meaning for ourselves ? We will focus on the enjoyment of the living experience : « The sun, the sand, and the sea are riches that suffice. » (Nuptials, Albert Camus) before expanding our understanding of meaning to the collective.

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Recent Reviews

Paul

August 18, 2026

Amazing teacher with vast knowledge. I had no Idea they are so similar to Buddhism in their ideas of present awareness.

Casey

August 14, 2026

Loved this! I enjoyed how it pairs with other mindfulness theories. Thank you 🙏🏼 sending love and light!

Sonja

August 12, 2026

Very interesting course of how to look and live your life. It explained more of the French culture. I really enjoyed it and it made me think about it for quite a while. So Thank you, Merci beaucoup

John

August 9, 2026

Now i know what an existential crisis i

Marion

July 27, 2026

A totally thought provoking entry into existentialism. Thank you for this course

R.

July 24, 2026

Great course. I always wondered about existentialism and the course helped me understand the main concepts, and of course how it could and maybe should be considered in our daily living!

Gabriela

July 8, 2026

Well done. J'oublie parfois les bloques créés par les traditions de l'essentielle.

Michael

June 26, 2026

Excellent and interesting course. Thank you.

Lisa

June 25, 2026

This course created a clear picture of French existentialism in a way that is very accessible. I really appreciated this introduction and look forward to exploring more about this topic. Thanks so much!

Joeji

June 21, 2026

I really enjoyed this overview of French Existentialism

Rebekah

June 16, 2026

I very much enjoyed this course and do agree with most In a perfect world. 💕🙏

Hayley

June 13, 2026

Great perspective. Thank you.

Karen

June 12, 2026

I really found this course fascinating. I work for a friend company and I feel like it has given me a window it's some of my colleagues. For me personally, I've always been a rebel ;)

Den

June 8, 2026

I knew nothing about this philosophy and found this a wonderful introduction to it! It is very interesting and an appealing way to view life. Thank you for offering this course! ❤️

Carla

June 2, 2026

Very interesting, concise, and gets at the essence of existentialism. Well done. I loved it.

Lisa

May 22, 2026

Great course. Very simple but direct and very meaningful

Maria

May 19, 2026

It’s a very good course that creates the impulse to continue studying again the existentialist’s philosophers! I was surprised because I was not wanting to find it in the middle of IT, and you found the link so well. Thank you!

Don

May 15, 2026

This was one of the very best courses I’ve taken on Insight. I recommend it to anyone interested in developing deeper engagement with the world.

mari

May 14, 2026

Very thought provoking!

Gina

May 1, 2026

Thank you for this course. In conclusion, I will re-listen to it. You summarized the teaching of Camus and Sartre so well but left me craving more understanding. I feel like this was the tip of the iceberg for how to live an authentic life while also considering others’ happiness and well being. Life truly is absurd and the responsibility that we each have is overwhelming. But, I’ll take it!!

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