Essentialism and Existentialism

Piero V. Mini

Chapter 1 in John Maynard Keynes, 1994, pp 14-31 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract ‘Philosophy begins in wonder’ said the ancient sage and for over two thousand years philosophers have tried to satisfy their sense of wonder by ‘laying bare the nature of things’. From pre—Socratic days onward most of Western philosophy has approached problems of philosophy by exposing the inner ‘whatness’ of things, that is, by creating a world of essences, categories, concepts and definitions, and of rules for linking these concepts to each other and drawing conclusions from them. The mind (consciousness) has been the tool for the creation of this world of essences which, at its best, produces what we call science.

Keywords: Human Nature; Intimate Friend; Sexual Excitement; Early Belief; Disembodied Mind (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1994
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-23606-0_2

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