Existentialism or Essentialism Poll

[Azade12]

Essentialism- belief that there is a purpose in all things, and that a greater power provides a direction. Be your role major or minor.

 

Existentialism- belief that there is no purpose in things and that the belief in greater power and direction is part of human imagination. We seem to be a monkey that has realized it's own situation, precariously.

 

Edit: added feedback by Volbet: "[All major existenial philosophers argued] here was an objective reality and an objective purpose you should persue.

It's just that this purpose, or purposes, are centered in the individuals existential experience and isn't necessarily instinctive to humanity."

[Azade12]

13 minutes ago, Arika S said:

"both" is a paradoxical answer

 

you can't believe that everything has a purpose and that there is no purpose to everything, or that there is and isn't a greater power.

 

can you provide more context around your question?

 

otherwise my answer is "yes, they are two different things and words"

Hey sorry I cleared it up

[PlayStation 2]

Everything on this planet serves a purpose, even if you don't believe that you do. Except for me. I'm a massive waste of oxygen, water and other resources.

[redbread123]

i have the mindset of rick from rick and morty everything he ranted about was true maybe less on the family because he can clone people and shit.

[Guest]

39 minutes ago, handymanshandle said:

Everything on this planet serves a purpose, even if you don't believe that you do. Except for me. I'm a massive waste of oxygen, water and other resources.

No you’re lovely as is everything in this wonderful world  

[Volbet]

On 1/14/2020 at 3:45 AM, Azade12 said:

Existentialism- belief that there is no purpose in things and that the belief in greater power and direction is part of human imagination. We seem to be a monkey that has realized it's own situation, precariously.

That's a gross misrepresentation of existentialism.

Three of the most influential existential philosophers, that being Kierkegaard, Nietzsche and Heidegger, all argued that there was an objective reality and an objective purpose you should persue.

It's just that this purpose, or purposes, are centered in the individuals' existential experience and isn't necessarily instinctive to humanity.

 

Kierkegaard, for example, argued that human existence should lead towards a recognition of the divine, and in Kierkegaard's case this recognition was very much objective.

[Azade12]

10 hours ago, Volbet said:

That's a gross misrepresentation of existentialism.

Three of the most influential existential philosophers, that being Kierkegaard, Nietzsche and Heidegger, all argued that there was an objective reality and an objective purpose you should persue.

It's just that this purpose, or purposes, are centered in the individuals existential experience and isn't necessarily instinctive to humanity.

 

Kierkegaard, for example, argued that human existence should lead towards a recognition of the divine, and in Kierkegaard's case this recognition was very much objective.

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