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I have existentialist leanings and see myself as a humanist. As a Christian I have had a problem reconciling these three philosophies…

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

…Thank you for making the attempt. I like it. My question concerns Paul Tillich’s critic of pure existentialism, stating that our use of language is universal and points to essentialism. He argues that Christianity is comprises a dynamic between essentialism and existentialism. You need both. You can’t separate the two. Is it really possible to [...]

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Reconstructivist Art: Every Day the Same Dream

Sunday, June 6, 2010

I’m not usually one to rave about a video game, but this simple, easy to play , quick to complete game changed my entire evaluation of the potential of video games as an art form. A dark, existential humanist parable about an office drone, the game uses a severely limited set of options and locations as a strength rather than a weakness

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Kierkegaard’s Narrative

Monday, December 20, 2004

"Kierkegaard's Narrative" is an existential humanist plot outline named after the Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard. In general, it runs as follows: An aimless young man drifts through life, obsessed with aesthetics, and seeking sexual fulfillment with a series of women, yet never making substantive choices or real commitments. The climax of the story is the protagonist's decision to commit to a single woman, and to enter into marriage.

The raw source material for this plotline is found in Kierkegaard's books "Either/Or," "Fear and Trembling," and "Repetition," in which he takes on the persona of various first-person narrators, and describes their experiences.

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History of Humanism

Friday, January 1, 1999

Humanism has reemerged in many different times and places, each time with a unique “flavor”.

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