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My old Polymate Jennifer asks,
“Write about what you feel is the one most important thing in life.”
My answer, “Truth” will be expected by many, probably, but the far more interesting question remains: “Why?”
Ever since I have been very young, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Kierkegaard’
Question #3: What is the Most Important Thing In Life?
Posted in Autobiographical, Philosophy in General, tagged David Hume, epistomology, existentialism, God, Jann, Josh, Karl Jaspers, Kierkegaard, life, love, Nietzsche, Socrates, Truth on 10 December, 2008 | 1 Comment »
We Are the Last of the Old Generations
Posted in Society and Culture, tagged Authenticity, generation, individuality, kids, Kierkegaard, myspace, problems, Youtube on 5 June, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’ve commented before that having a computer with internet in my room is the bane of my existence, the immediate problem being that I should be putting psyche terms on notecards right now instead of blogging, but I’m going to complain about it once again because it’s such a nice segue to what I want [...]
Truth is Subjectivity: Existential Epistomology
Posted in Existentialism and Authenticity, Philosophy in General, tagged a priori, Descartes, epistomology, evangalism, evangelize, evangelizing, existentialism, Hume, Kant, Kierkegaard, objective, objectivity, subjective, subjectivity, Truth on 11 March, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I have had people get very confused listening to me discuss – with ardent passion – the absolute nature of reason, and then lapse quietly into existential pathos about the subjectivity of meaning.
And rightly so.
Epistemology is something that has a special meaning for me, as the problem of knowledge is precisely the thing that got [...]
And So Forth…
Posted in Autobiographical, Existentialism and Authenticity, tagged absurd, absurdity, Caitlin, Camus, Denial of Death, Earnest Becker, Existential, Existential crisis, existentialism, Jordan, Kierkegaard, Otto Rank, Sartre, Zac on 7 January, 2008 | 1 Comment »
All is in vain.
I realize that I set this up to be a more or less “serious” blog with entries to be carefully crafted articles or essays, but consistency by damned!
All is in vain.
Existential metaphysics is terrible. Absurdity is absurd. It is all so beautifully terrible. It PAINS.
And no one who has not felt [...]
No One Cares What Your Bumper Sticker Says
Posted in Christianity, Existentialism and Authenticity, tagged Abraham, atheism, Bumper Stickers, Christianity, Fear and Trembling, Harvest, Kierkegaard, Religion on 12 December, 2007 | 10 Comments »
I was on the road the other day, and stuck behind one of those annoying people who drive 20 miles under the speed limit and pay no attention to the existence of other cars. This lasted for several minutes, in which time I was able to read the vehicle’s bumper sticker referencing a Bible verse. [...]
