Moving on dusk. Doug sent you a note that
Ohio State beat Michigan in double overtime. – Amorella
1707 hours. Must have been some game. I guess we should have
watched it but we were at Smashburgers for lunch then had errands. Tim raked
and mowed the grass today. Lawn looks much better.
You found a piece on existentialism on
Quora; this is a good place to drop it in. – Amorella
1722 hours. It is interesting and simplified. I like it, but
I didn’t know you wanted me to include it in a posting. Here it is.
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What is existentialism?
Lawrence Kurniawan, existentialist
Updated May 20, 2015
Existentialism is a belief that
everyone should seriously consider as a way of living.
Jean-Paul Sartre, a French philosopher,
elegantly summarized existentialism in 3 words:
Existence precedes essence.
It's a mouthful, but read on and it
will become clear.
Consider a pen:
A pen is created to enable us to write.
The inventor first had an idea of a tool with a handle and a pointy end that
can be used to transfer ink onto paper. Once the purpose was clear, the tool
was produced.
This doesn't only apply to pens, but to all
other objects: You conceive the idea/purpose first before you manifest
it in real world. Essence before existence.
Now consider yourself:
You were brought into this world first,
before you can even think, read, walk, talk, or do anything substantial. But as
you grow older, you learn to do all of those things. And eventually, you become
self-sufficient and you decide your life and your values yourself.
Unlike a pen, your existence comes
first before your essence.
Existentialism is powerful because it puts
your life in your own hand. If you become successful, it's all you. If you
fail, it's all you. Scary, but liberating.
But some people think like they are
pens, that their lives have already been decided for them. By doing so, they
take the agency away from themselves and absolve themselves of any
responsibilities. Anything good and bad that happens to them are out of their
control. "It's fate," or so they say.
Existentialists don't believe in fate
or destiny or any idea that tries to convince you that your whole life has been
decided and scripted before you came into this world. Because if you do believe
in destiny, then even the act of rolling a die already has a predetermined
result. It's out of your hand.
Existentialists also don't subscribe to
stereotypes or any other societal expectations and labels that have been
arbitrarily attributed to themselves. They are free and responsible for
themselves, and define themselves through their actions.
From -- Quoradotcom
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Do you agree with the above that your
[human] existence comes before your
heartansoulanmind? – Amorella
1729 hours. I agree that normally the heartanmind evolves
biochemically as the physical body matures, at least this appears so. If there
is a soul attaching to the individual heartanmind then the soul exists first.
In this case essence is before existence. It makes no difference here because
in context ‘existentialism is a way of living’.
Thus, in context with Soki’s Choice,
it follows that existentialism is not a philosophy of the Dead or of those such
as the Soki who reign within a spiritual setting. – Amorella
1743 hours. Hmm. Dusk has settled into nighttime. If you are
saying that Soki (a plausible producer of thought), like an angel and not an
alien, sees “essence preceding” before any sort of physics, then this appears
reasonable.
Thus, then, in context, is thought essence?
- Amorella
1752
hours. I have to define both.
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thought
1 - noun
1 an idea or opinion produced by thinking or
occurring suddenly in the mind: Maggie had a sudden thought | I asked
him if he had any thoughts on how it had happened | Mrs. Oliver's first
thought was to get help.
• (one's thoughts) one's mind or
attention: he's very much in our thoughts and prayers.
• an act of considering or remembering
someone or something: she hadn't given a thought to Max for some time.
• (usually thought of) an intention,
hope, or idea of doing or receiving something: he had given up all thoughts
of making Manhattan his home.
2 the action or process of thinking:
Sophie sat deep in thought.
• the formation of opinions, especially as a
philosophy or system of ideas, or the opinions so formed: the freedom of
thought and action | the traditions of Western thought.
• careful consideration or attention: I
haven't given it much thought.
• concern for another's well-being or
convenience: he is carrying on the life of a single man, with no thought
for me.
PHRASES
don't give it another thought
informal used to tell someone not to worry when they have
apologized for something.
it's the thought that counts
informal used to indicate that it is the kindness behind an act
that matters, however imperfect or insignificant the act may be.
a second thought
[with negative] more than the slightest consideration: not
one of them gave a second thought to the risks involved.
take thought
dated reflect or consider.
that's a thought!
informal used to express approval of a comment or suggestion.
ORIGIN
Old English thōht, of Germanic origin;
related to Dutch gedachte, also to think.
thought 2
past and past participle of think.
think |THiNGk|
verb (past and past participle thought
)
1 [with clause] have a particular
opinion, belief, or idea about someone or something: she thought that
nothing would be the same again | [no object] : what would John think of
her? | (be thought) : it's thought he may have collapsed from
shock | [with infinitive] : up to 300 people were thought to have died.
• used in questions to express anger or
surprise: What do you think you're doing?
• (I think) used in speech to reduce
the force of a statement or opinion, or to politely suggest or refuse
something: I thought we could go out for a meal.
2 [no object] direct one's mind toward
someone or something; use one's mind actively to form connected ideas: he
was thinking about Colin | Jack thought for a moment | [with
object] : any writer who so rarely produces a book is not thinking deep
thoughts.
• (think of/about) take into account
or consideration when deciding on a possible action: you can live how you
like, but there's the children to think about.
• (think of/about) consider the
possibility or advantages of (a course of action): he was thinking of
becoming a zoologist.
• have a particular mental attitude or
approach: he thought like a general | [with complement] : one should
always think positive.
• (think of) have a particular opinion
of: I think of him as a friend | she did not think highly of modern
art.
• call something to mind; remember: lemon
thyme is a natural pair with any chicken dish you can think of |
[with infinitive] : I hadn't thought to warn Rachel about him.
• imagine (an actual or possible situation):
think of being paid a salary to hunt big game!
• [usually with clause] expect: I
never thought we'd raise so much money | [with infinitive] : she said
something he'd never thought to have heard said again.
• (think oneself into) concentrate on
imagining what it would be like to be in (a position or role): she tried to
think herself into the part of Peter's fiancée.
noun [in singular] informal
an act of thinking: I went for a walk to
have a think.
PHRASES
have (got) another think coming
informal used to express the speaker's disagreement with or unwillingness
to do something suggested by someone else: if they think I'm going to do
physical exercises, they've got another think coming.
think again
reconsider something, typically so as to
alter one's intentions or ideas.
think out loud
express one's thoughts as soon as they occur.
think better of
decide not to do (something) after
reconsideration.
think big
see big.
think fit
see fit1.
think for oneself
have an independent mind or attitude.
think nothing (or little) of
consider (an activity others regard as odd,
wrong, or difficult) as straightforward or normal.
think nothing of it
see nothing.
think on one's feet
see foot.
think twice
consider a course of action carefully before
embarking on it.
think the world of
see world.
PHRASAL VERBS
think back
recall a past event or time: I keep thinking
back to school.
think on
dialect & North American think of or about.
think something out
consider something in all its aspects before
taking action: the plan had not been properly thought out.
think something over
consider something carefully.
think something through
consider all the possible effects or
implications of something: they had failed to think the policy through.
think something up
informal use one's ingenuity to invent or devise something.
ORIGIN
Old English thencan, of Germanic
origin; related to Dutch and German denken .
Selected and edited from Oxford/American
software
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essence – noun
the intrinsic nature or indispensable quality
of something, especially something abstract, that determines its character:
conflict is the essence of drama.
• Philosophy a property or group of
properties of something without which it would not exist or be what it is.
• an extract or concentrate obtained from a
particular plant or other matter and used for flavoring or scent.
PHRASES
in essence
basically and without regard for peripheral
details; fundamentally: in detail the class system is complex but in essence
it is simple.
of the essence
critically important: time will be of the
essence.
ORIGIN
late Middle English: via Old French from
Latin essentia, from esse ‘be.’
Selected and edited
from Oxford/American software
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1804
hours. I will have to think, in context, whether or not thought is essence.
This is a very good question in context with this blog and it may be a very
good question period.
Post. – Amorella
1808 hours. It has grown even darker outside. This whole
conversation focuses on the character of the Soki, on his viewpoint, as it
appears he cannot think as an existentialist. Essence is primary. And, I have
had similar thought on the perspective of an angel, it also would understand
from the perspective of essence as primary. This is fundamental in the point of
view of the storyteller Soki.
This is a worthy consideration. – Amorella
1815 hours. I have to let this settle in. I am intrigued
about how to imagine and gain philosophical meaning from Soki’s perspective. I
am thinking here of lines from Soki’s Address:
"The Soki knows one’s real humanity
inside out. This is who I the Soki
am. I am a potential experience that exists in every human, but where if not
the heart, soul or [mind]? Humanity, as such, is alien to the physical world." - Soki's Address
2232 hours. I finished reading over the
Scrivener Tutorial and tried to import the whole converted draft titled Soki’s
Choice to no avail.
This is not how you will use Scrivener.
First, I will write on the chapter in MS Word as earlier noted. We will do this
as you have a copy of the original compacted work, the segments of Diplomat’s
Pouch from first to last renumbered chapter to the left on the screen and I
will translate this to the new Soki’s view on the right screen for Soki’s Choice. –
Amorella
2232 hours. Unbelievable. I had no hint of this upcoming operation.
Not one.
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