Reply #17: rudely rushing to point out apparent ignorance in others has little value. [View All]

[kodi]

as to satre, "existence precedes essence" is more at what is implied, your term "assessment" may be a priori to action, but an assessment itself is posteriori and has as anticedent a determination of values, not all of which are internally derived because they are concepts derived from language and language is external. so calling forth for an assessment as a priori to action plays right back into the hands of what the existentialists were rebelling against, rationalism, reason, and logic. because there is no way to "assess" without these, unless the existential argument you hold falls back on pure emotion or "essence", but that was not stated clearly if it is your position.

satre, as i understand his works calls for an assertion of the significance of self, regardless of exterior factors, where again "existence precedes essence" refers to internal experience of the self, in this way the manner in which you have used the term "assessment" as a priori to action is unncecessary because exterior factors, especially those which are interepretations of life which seem to eliminate all significance and meaning don't matter.