tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36647102024-03-08T04:23:29.920-05:00Existentialism PhilosophyA BATR Site open for public posting on philosophical topics. Existentialism offers a path for self realization and forward thinking. Thoughtful critiques on the human experience - Paleo Politics for the real world. Now seeking original thinkers with the talent to express insights. Register with Blogger and publish your work on Existentialism Philosophy. Request an invite from SARTRE. SARTREhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079449084141937603noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664710.post-1139769734332676392006-02-12T13:37:00.000-05:002006-02-12T13:42:14.363-05:00Existential Political TherapyIn a world gone mad, the politics of disturbed behaviour has no parallel. But treatment for individual disorders is a robust field that affords troubled individuals a remedy to overcome their personal plight in the world. Maybe such an approach has an application as a destructive political illness that so often is the basis of public policy. Examine the patient and ask can the professional ‘SARTREhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079449084141937603noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664710.post-1132930560259672192005-11-25T09:47:00.000-05:002005-11-25T09:56:00.300-05:00The Henry David Thoreau of PhilosophyCivil disobedience would never be the same after Henry David Thoreau it became a mission. Although for Thoreau a sense of duty is not in a crusade to change the world, but to achieve authenticity for oneself. The injustice of the world is a consistent fact of the human condition. Yet wrongs and righting them seems to be the calling for a culture of altruism. How much obnoxious revulsion has SARTREhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079449084141937603noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664710.post-1125255025429164612005-08-28T14:50:00.000-04:002005-08-28T14:54:36.616-04:00American Existentialism Real or Fiction?Were the French Existentialists correct in concluding that the "American character swaggered with confidence and naive optimism?" Sartre observed, "evil is not an American concept. There is no pessimism in America regarding human nature and social organization." Beauvoir chimed in that Americans had no "feeling for sin and for remorse." And Camus, thought Americans "lacked a sense of anguish SARTREhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079449084141937603noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664710.post-1116881414650626512005-05-23T16:47:00.000-04:002005-05-23T16:50:14.663-04:00The Choice For Political FreedomThe existential conflict in all societies stems from the natural urge of individuals to be free, as the ruling factions seek to limit citizen choices and their inborn drive. The rationale that governments have a legitimate function and role to regulate and enforce civic conduct, so that public order can be maintained, is the universal axiom used for justifying the State. If there is an organic SARTREhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079449084141937603noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664710.post-1111417152035059602005-03-21T09:52:00.000-05:002005-03-21T10:01:50.633-05:00The Political Philosophy of Jacques MaritainNo other modern day Christian philosopher is more traditional and consistent with time-honored values than Jacques Maritain. The embodiment of the philosophical convention of Thomas Aquinas, this twentieth century Catholic revitalizes the intellectual foundations upon which all Western Civilization is based and fosters as a culture. His relevancy has grown with every passing year. The absurditySARTREhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079449084141937603noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664710.post-1109857019678111032005-03-03T08:36:00.000-05:002005-03-03T08:36:59.676-05:00That Single Individual by Richard PoltIs there a more difficult subject for a biography than Kierkegaard? It's not just that his life was outwardly uneventful and its secret events are hard to reconstruct, but that he devoted himself to dazzlingly complex explorations of personal identity. In a sense, all his writings are about him: They cannot be divorced from the existence of their author.
But because he wants his readers to SARTREhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079449084141937603noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664710.post-1106752702538360432005-01-26T10:07:00.000-05:002005-01-26T10:18:22.536-05:00Simone de Beauvoir: feminist vs. revelationKnown typically for her association with Jean Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir exerted an enduring influence upon modern day feminism. "One is not born, but rather becomes a woman" is the primal theme in The Second Sex. Some may not deem her a major philosopher, but to humanists, socialists and Marxists, she is an original thinker. Philippe Knab deduces that in the Second Sex, “firstly, she put SARTREhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079449084141937603noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664710.post-1105185219315059142005-01-08T06:49:00.000-05:002005-01-08T06:53:39.316-05:00UPDATES and additional contentSignificant updates have been made on the Existentialism page: http://batr.org/existentialism.html
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Request an invite to post your philosophy essay on the Existentialism Philosophy Blog: http://sartre.info/ A simple registration with Blogger of a username and password, allows for direct postingSARTREhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079449084141937603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664710.post-1100898040045522752004-11-19T15:53:00.000-05:002004-11-19T16:00:40.046-05:00Kierkegaard as a Political ManHow can anyone be considered apolitical when his earliest writing was a polemic against women's liberation? Could he be depicted as a nineteenth century misogynist or is his intuition well-founded for the ages? In “Another Defense of Woman's Great Abilities”, using the pseudonym “A”, Kierkegaard “paints exaggerated pictures of transformations that, in his opinion, are likely to occur in the wakeSARTREhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079449084141937603noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664710.post-1080594857146750262004-03-29T16:14:00.000-05:002004-03-29T16:16:52.403-05:00The Grand Inquisitor PlanetUnderstanding the world is difficult at best. However, knowing how the world works is a task that can be readily recognized. The ability to grasp and admit both functions, is seldom achieved by most souls. Those who accomplish a rare and accurate comprehension of the human condition, appreciate the social conflict that permeates civilized life. Society is an invention to effect dominance. The SARTREhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079449084141937603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664710.post-1079003576425517932004-03-11T06:12:00.000-05:002004-03-11T06:15:13.326-05:00Nikolai Berdyaev and the Eighth Day of CreationFreedom is a topic that consumes our modern day society. While, it is assumed, by most; that being free is natural and essential, few understand the boundaries that fix the limits of freedom. Nikolai Berdyaev may not be a well known philosopher, but his fresh outlook offers valuable insights. A Russian who in 1909 contributed to a symposium which reaffirmed the values of Orthodox Christianity wasSARTREhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079449084141937603noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664710.post-1076618889197915372004-02-12T15:48:00.000-05:002004-02-12T15:49:57.996-05:00No Escape from Existential RealityFinally agreement! No one can dispute the reality that we all will die. Since most choose to block out this fate or find it discomforting to consider, the roots of denial are sown. Refusal to confront the one great similarity that all humans share, is a trait that has greatly affected our political and social lives. Life is to be lived, no doubt. But how you live it greatly depends upon how you SARTREhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079449084141937603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664710.post-1074983399866354032004-01-24T17:29:00.000-05:002004-01-24T17:31:30.030-05:00The Philosophy of BREAKING ALL THE RULES "Breaking All The Rules" is a state of mind. In order to understand its meaning, the correct essence of human nature must be known and admitted. If you fantasize that Voltaire's Candide is attainable, you are doomed to a plight of continuous confusion. Mankind is flawed at best, favors an immoral inclination and affirms a corrupt demeanor by his deeds. Perfection is reserved for the deity, while SARTREhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079449084141937603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664710.post-1073941268812760812004-01-12T16:01:00.000-05:002004-01-12T16:05:33.640-05:00Paul Tillich: the 'Apostle to the Intellectuals'During this modern age few theologians have had more influence than Paul Tillich. His approach to cosmic questions dealt with the method of correlation found in science and the meaning of faith. In terms of his theological method Tillich's basic presupposition is that 'faith need not be unacceptable to contemporary culture and contemporary culture need not be unacceptable to faith' (Ford p. 88). SARTREhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079449084141937603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664710.post-1073395539830606672004-01-06T08:25:00.000-05:002004-01-06T08:26:51.746-05:00New domain name and address for BREAKING ALL THE RULES NewsThis is a new three column format site, with daily articles and news you won't find in the mainstream press.SARTREhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079449084141937603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664710.post-1072416564066913512003-12-26T00:29:00.000-05:002003-12-26T00:30:24.733-05:00Christmas"Behold, I bring you good news of a great joy... ; for to you is born this day... a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord"
Rejoice!
About what? Why rejoice? Babies are being murdered, fornication is being praised, homosexuality is being accepted, and it seems that the Brave New World is here. But after taking a look at the Brave New World, it seems that there is something which it still lacks. It Aphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04226017144967122488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664710.post-1071542707982831502003-12-15T21:45:00.000-05:002003-12-15T21:48:20.263-05:00Religious Meaning as the Art of the Existential Experience
As any devoted person to the search for the meaning of life knows and admits, the question of God is central. The decision to accept not only the existence of God but his supremacy over the universe is the most significant decision that one can make. Those who reject this conclusion, set themselves up for a man centered cosmos. Logical evidence, intelligent arguments and rational proof are SARTREhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079449084141937603noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664710.post-1069374906104878622003-11-20T19:35:00.000-05:002003-12-15T21:52:32.700-05:00Dasein for Authentic Conservatives
For individuals who are sincere in searching for authenticity, confronting their own prejudices is an essential step. The standard to determine if those propensities are valid, must answer the question: "is it so"? Attempts to reach an exegesis of life, needs to rely upon honesty about the texture of one’s own life and the spiritual nature that underpins our existence. Heidegger offers an SARTREhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079449084141937603noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664710.post-1068950620832977312003-11-15T21:43:00.000-05:002003-11-15T21:44:01.700-05:00A Response to David McDivitt
I read David's latest post here at Existentialism Philosophy blog. I will try to interpret his words as charitably as possible and if I have misinterpreted some, I apologize.
The words which popped into my eyes were these words:
"Not only do I reject the basic premise of morality, that there exists some best, good, or appropriate way for people to be, but I rejectAphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04226017144967122488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664710.post-1068170564018390582003-11-06T21:02:00.000-05:002003-11-06T21:02:42.370-05:00Democracy and the American HeroPublished by the Clairmont Institute, an essay by Thomas S. Engeman - Why The American "Frontier" Will Always Be Populated By Democratic, Christian Knights - deals with a historic theme within the American experience. The perspective of the hero within our culture has influenced more than the motion picture genre. The hero has long been considered a model for aspiration and conduct. How one SARTREhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079449084141937603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664710.post-1066872226519862462003-10-22T21:23:00.000-04:002003-10-22T21:23:46.416-04:00Albert Camus, Anarchism and the IndividualFew concepts are more misunderstood than anarchism. Much of the efforts of civilization have been devoted to define anarchy as chaos, disorder and turmoil. For the powers that govern, the threat of mob rule is the decisive risk to their privileged status. But is this the correct conclusion to describe the essence of anarchy? That nebulous abstraction known as society, exists as an artificial SARTREhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079449084141937603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664710.post-1065736417605210322003-10-09T17:53:00.000-04:002003-10-09T17:53:36.996-04:00SARTRE is the new manager for the Webring - PHILOSOPHY Those who have their own sites are welcome to join.
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SARTRESARTREhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079449084141937603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664710.post-1064523948596180982003-09-25T17:05:00.000-04:002003-09-25T17:05:48.663-04:00Nietzsche: America’s Gnostic SupermanA heritage founded upon faith has transmuted into a secular society that replaced God with a belief in the superman culture of egalitarianism. With each interminable message that every deviant behavior is equivalent with moral conduct, we are told that only the enlightened are able to dispense the aptitude for ruling. The modern day Gnostics that preach the gospel of materialism have adopted SARTREhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079449084141937603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664710.post-106406648915104082003-09-20T10:01:00.000-04:002003-09-20T10:06:04.586-04:00New domain name for Existentialism Philosophyhttp://sartre.info will now redirect to Existentialism Philosophy Blog hosted on the url: http://existentialist.blogspot.com/
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