[MD] Essentialism - based in SOM?

[X Acto]

Ham had said:
" Any philosopher who insists that existence precedes essence has made Being his 
fundamental reality.  Essentialism takes the opposite view: Being is an 
experiential construct of essential Value."

Ron:
Which is the classic struggle between rationalism and empiricism. You are 
attempting to make rationalist
arguements regarding the empirical point of view. So far, you have not been 
doing very well.


To be more clear, the philosopher who insists experience preceeds essence has 
made Being his fundamental
reality.
The philosopher who insists Being is a construct of essential value has made an 
idea his fundemental reality.