Which of the following pairs are existentialists?

• A. Yalom and May
• B. Freud and Jung
• C. Sartre and Camus
• D. Erikson and Maslow

Answer: (A)

Existentialism centers on human existence, freedom, responsibility, and the search for meaning in a world without inherent purpose. Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus are the figures most closely tied to existentialist philosophy; Sartre’s idea that existence precedes essence shows we define ourselves through choices and must confront the freedom and responsibility that comes with it, while Camus explores living with authenticity in the face of an absurd, meaning- lacking universe. Yalom and May are key for existential psychotherapy, bringing existential themes into clinical practice, but they aren’t the classic existentialist philosophers themselves. The other pairings align with psychoanalysis or humanistic development rather than existential philosophy. So Sartre and Camus is the best fit.