> Kevin wrote: > Interesting. To me, the difference between EX and Humanism is > thoughtful compassion. Humanism, as I have perceived it, is the EX > understanding that this existence is all there is, but colored with > the compassion that in order for life to be worth anything, we must > choose to act to make it so. Only by choosing compassion is there any > hope to escape the ennui of mere exisitence and the evil of > thoughtless action.
I'm way out of my depth with philosophy, but isn't what you described Camus existentialism and not humanism? That is, I thought Camus-type EX was exactly as you described above and that's basically what L'etranger was about. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - CFDynamics http://www.cfdynamics.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:139951 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
