Gilberto, At 06:50 PM 1/30/2005, you wrote: >>Yes, I know. Existentialism and Essentialism are often contrasted. So if Mark >>is opposing "essentialist morality" it suggests or at least raises the >>possibility that he is defending some version of "existentialism".<<
Okay. I wasn't sure why you referred to existentialism. It is true that essentialism and existentialism have often been contrasted, but essentialism can also be contrasted with other positions, as well, including positivism, logical positivism, William James' pragmatism, nominalism, particularism, social constructionism, ethnomethodology, etc. >>Existentialism is sometimes defined as the idea that your "existence" comes >>before your "essence". You first are born, you exist, and THEN, through >>living and making decisions you decide for yourself what kind of person you >>will become, your "essence". THAT you are, comes before WHAT you are. >>Although some Existentialists were theists, it is often associated with >>atheism.<< The definition of existentialism you provided came from Sartre. However, if you are referring to Soren Kierkegaard, I agree with some of his views, including his rejection of natural theology. Regards, Mark A. Foster • http://markfoster.net • [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Sacred cows make the tastiest hamburger." ---- Abbie Hoffman __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:archive@mail-archive.com To unsubscribe, send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, use subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu
