[MD] Existence precedes essense

[MarshaV]

At 03:50 PM 6/22/2006, Ham wrote:

>I would recommend that you all review the entire essay titled "Why Sartre
>Matters" at http://www.philosophynow.org/backissues/issue53.htm, and
>acquaint yourselves with the father of Existentialism.  I would very much
>like to hear whether you feel that Sartre's position on the Individual
>(i.e., conscious awareness) is compatible with the MoQ.
>
>Speaking for myself, relating Pirsig's thesis to Sartre's Existentialism
>will help considerably in responding intelligently to Steve's statement.
>I'm also giving some thought to putting the core issue of this discussion
>under a new topic heading: Does existence precede essence?

Hi Ham,

This essay twists like a knife.  I am interested to hear the 
comments.  But first I would like to know if I am understanding 
'existence precedes essence' correctly.  If I stated that 'experience 
precedes thought' or that 'an event precedes definition' would I be 
correctly paraphrasing?

Marsha