For Apolonio Latar- November 19, 2003 To answer your question why you probably would not rape the woman, it is not in your best interest. Morality has nothing to do with it. People do what they want to do, irrespective of morality. The "risk" of facing bad consequences from raping the woman may be worth it to you, maybe not. That is your choice. No one can make that choice for you; no government, no policeman, and no preacher. Inhttp://existentialist.blogspot.com/2003/11/for-apolonio-latar.html MAHLER: A new EXISTENTIALIST PLAY- November 19, 2003 PREMIERS NOVEMBER 20, 2003 Mahler: The Man Who Was Never Born is a play which utilizes Goethe's concept of The Faustian Bargain. It is a term that I've coined to indicate an imagined, unearned gain in exchange for one's soul - a barter where-in the recipent is the looser. It is the relinquishing of one's judgement and life and when he places himself in the power of another. One does not get a "http://existentialist.blogspot.com/2003/11/mahler-new-existentialist-play.html (Untitled)- November 16, 2003 A Response to David McDivitt I read David's latest post here at Existentialism Philosophy blog. I will try to interpret his words as charitably as possible and if I have misinterpreted some, I apologize. The words which popped into my eyes were these words: "Not only do I reject the basic premise of morality, that there exists some best, good, or appropriate way for people to be, but Ihttp://existentialist.blogspot.com/2003/11/response-to-david-mcdivitt-i-read.html Deceived by the Contemporary- November 15, 2003 First of all, I reject morality outright as representing how people should behave. Morality represents how people do behave. It is contemporary, describing complex social interactions and what people expect to gain through discourse with each other. If the key here is expectation, one must ask why people have the expectations they have. Do these not change over time There are two classes ofhttp://existentialist.blogspot.com/2003/11/deceived-by-contemporary.html Democracy and the American Hero- November 7, 2003 Published by the Clairmont Institute, an essay by Thomas S. Engeman - Why The American "Frontier" Will Always Be Populated By Democratic, Christian Knights - deals with a historic theme within the American experience. The perspective of the hero within our culture has influenced more than the motion picture genre. The hero has long been considered a model for aspiration and conduct. How onehttp://existentialist.blogspot.com/2003/11/democracy-and-american-hero.html |