Existential Essentialism
Huh? What?
we had an interesting discussion in class this morning about constructing the self, and whether that is possible without context. for example, without race, occupation, class, gender, etc., who are we?
can we define ourselves outside and without these categories?
I think the existential movement post-war II was a response to having such powerlessness and trauma imposed upon people. the idea that we can define who we are in an absolute sense is antithetical to being controlled in every sense and defined by race, class, beliefs, etc.
one part of the healing process, perhaps, as is post-colonialism, in my rarely humble opinion?
to emphasize this sense of alienation, please enjoy the entirely unrelated image above of a bridge in Germany.
we had an interesting discussion in class this morning about constructing the self, and whether that is possible without context. for example, without race, occupation, class, gender, etc., who are we?
can we define ourselves outside and without these categories?
I think the existential movement post-war II was a response to having such powerlessness and trauma imposed upon people. the idea that we can define who we are in an absolute sense is antithetical to being controlled in every sense and defined by race, class, beliefs, etc.
one part of the healing process, perhaps, as is post-colonialism, in my rarely humble opinion?
to emphasize this sense of alienation, please enjoy the entirely unrelated image above of a bridge in Germany.
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