"Philosophy must quit mulling around with gods, myth and magical thinking, and get back to its work of answering the questions that frame our existence." I am...
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bdeanrob@...
Apr 2, 2001 10:29 pm
Dear Eduard, I'm happy to address your question. As some of you may or may not know, Ronnie Laing was one of the most prominent existential/phenomenological...
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Lusa the Great
kalydoscapathy@...
Apr 2, 2001 11:42 pm
pls unsubscribe me. thanks!! ===== Miss-ouri lent Mississi-ippi her New Jersey. What did Dela-ware...? Da-kota! ...
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Edward Alf
ealf@...
Apr 3, 2001 2:22 am
Brent, thankyou for that note ... i will go to your recommended sites with more interest and perhaps i will find his book .... eduard ... From:...
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Lusa the Great
kalydoscapathy@...
Apr 3, 2001 10:01 am
unsubscribe yeah? tanks! ... ===== Miss-ouri lent Mississi-ippi her New Jersey. What did Dela-ware...? Da-kota! ...
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ennui
ennui@...
Apr 3, 2001 5:38 pm
Hi all, I am a lurker in the most extreme sense of the term. Yet I *despise* when a list becomes bogged down in a wash of "Pleaz unscrub me, I'm un complate...
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Linda Jordan
tustna@...
Apr 3, 2001 5:54 pm
Right on, ennui. Appreciate someone finally saying something. Does anyone out there believe in the existence of human nature? ... ...
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Edward Alf
ealf@...
Apr 3, 2001 9:26 pm
hi Linda, im not sure what your question is ... one could assume that human nature exists, since humans exist ... or perhaps you are asking if we are aware ...
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C. S. Wyatt
cswyatt@...
Apr 4, 2001 2:59 am
Lusa should now be gone... I sometimes ponder why people need so much help. Personal responsibility seems to be a good topic for discussion. As a retail store...
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Linda Jordan
tustna@...
Apr 4, 2001 3:16 am
But do you think that is human nature? To need help? Not sure I do. Cuz not everyone needs help or at least some profess not to. Like your closing thought,...
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Edward Alf
ealf@...
Apr 4, 2001 4:03 am
Linda et al, i dont think that Chris is saying that it is the nature of humans to need help ... but rather that he has noticed a lack of personal...
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Linda Jordan
tustna@...
Apr 4, 2001 10:15 am
Human condition to hope for the best? I think not. One could consider the criminally insane. One could say that these folks hope for the best I suppose but...
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thebookdoc@...
Apr 4, 2001 10:41 am
<< if only for reason that humans have a nature and one might as well believe that this is the case >> Eduard, If you would be so kind as to explain why this...
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Linda Jordan
tustna@...
Apr 4, 2001 12:21 pm
You're quite the optimist, Eduard. That's wonderful. I somehow wish that life had handed me such a plate that I could be the same way. Tempering optimism...
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C. S. Wyatt
cswyatt@...
Apr 5, 2001 5:29 am
I believe people "naturally" seek pleasure and are self-serving. Curiously, some people are "wired" through nature or nurture (though free will allows us to...
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C. S. Wyatt
existlist1@...
Apr 5, 2001 5:42 am
Several people asked me via e-mail to explain what I meant about people and my retail experiences. Some examples: 1. "I forgot my credit cards. Can I pay you...
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mi yoo
mihwa12@...
Apr 5, 2001 7:07 am
Are you saying people are naturally psychological egotists? Do you really think some people derive pleasure from abusing and torturing their body and mind? Do...
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C. S. Wyatt
existlist1@...
Apr 5, 2001 7:36 am
I've spent the week working on the web pages... let me know if there are any problems. I know many here have strong opinions, so let me know if the design...
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C. S. Wyatt
cswyatt@...
Apr 5, 2001 7:48 am
Yes, I suppose I am stating that people are egotists. It has been said that to understand what a man is, watch a child. I see many children, and in a previous...
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Edward Alf
ealf@...
Apr 5, 2001 1:49 pm
Linda, et al, wow ... lots of messages now .. will take me a while to get through them ... you are judging the criteria for "hope" ... yes, the criminally...
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Edward Alf
ealf@...
Apr 5, 2001 2:03 pm
Richard et al, ok ... i will try to explain and prove it to you ... my comment was preceded by a sentence so that the full comment was, " i think that one...
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thebookdoc@...
Apr 5, 2001 2:04 pm
<<...and in a previous life taught.>> As I am a bit of a skeptic, and though I like to try not to skoff (as stupid as I am), I am curious as to if this was a...
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Linda Jordan
tustna@...
Apr 5, 2001 3:23 pm
I don't think he was referring to having been reincarnated. I think that earlier in THIS life he was a teacher. Am I right, original writer? ... ...
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james tan
tyjfk@...
Apr 5, 2001 3:52 pm
according to sartre, there is no human nature: we define who we are by our actions - that, is to be human, in that his so-called essence is his freedom. it is...
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Bill Harris
bhvwd@...
Apr 5, 2001 5:34 pm
Americas philosopher, president postulated we have a right to life liberty and the persuit of hapiness. What a complex and revolutinary concept ,carried in so...
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William Harris
bhvwd@...
Apr 5, 2001 6:43 pm
Who ever said it would be easy? As to ridding yourself of prior mind garbage, I refer you to that eminent philosopher, Nancy Reagan," Just say No"....
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Linda Jordan
tustna@...
Apr 5, 2001 8:02 pm
RIGHT ON, BILL! ... _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com...
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Diana
diana_alexandrova@...
Apr 6, 2001 1:40 am
About your human nature discussion: Edward, I think there's been confusion concerning the meaning of the concepts used. What do we mean by `human nature'? ...
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C. S. Wyatt
cswyatt@...
Apr 6, 2001 4:59 am
A very nicely worded summation. Sartre tried to develop existential ethics, not "human nature" -- a point I failed to make. He did believe in some common...
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Mary Grace Riguer
maryg@...
Apr 6, 2001 5:18 am
Why can't there be common nature among humans? Surely, as we belong to the same species, there must be particular characteristics we all share. ... ...
