PHILOS 1E03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Temne Language, Human Condition, Intersubjectivity
9 Jan 2016
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But the reality is and our experience of spirit. a unity of these). that humans are unworthy (body). Jean-paul sartre (1905-1980: existentialism is a humanism, existence precedes essence. It is human-centered in its outlook, and is humanitarian. The essence is something that is chosen. We chose to be students, we are not born to become students. Therefore, we are completely responsible for ourselves regardless of what we do. (the nazi was following orders but. Chose to; the jew was afraid and followed orders, but could have refused to. The essence or form of a thing is what that thing is. Essences determine many of the qualities that a thing can have. Essences are important when it comes to manufacturing artifacts. Manufacture involves putting a form into some matter. If existence precedes essence then there is no human nature that we all share. Although humans do not have a nature, we do find ourselves existing in a certain way.
