TurksMeister

Unfortunatly I only have 10 days left to write it… which is ample time, but nto enough to get any more books out… I do however have small library on my desk at the moment, including the delights og humanistic geographers Relph and Yi Fu Tuan, so life is good… ish!

Anyhoo, I have struggled over this paragraph for over an hour, and was wondering if it makes existential sence!

Existentialism is a philosophy associated with the French Philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, which stresses the importance of individuals ‘being’ within the world; “Existence preceded essence” – in order for individuals to create meaning within the world, one must be alive. Richard Peet (1998) follows “Existence for existentialists is characterised by sheer ‘givenness’ (it is assumed) as compared with the abstract and universal concepts and life common to positivist thought.

Holloway et al (2001) informs us how positivism’s abstract values provide theoretical approaches from “above” characterised by “generalised” and “naturalistic” perspectives. In contrast, existentialism stresses the need for a more locally specific viewpoint (from below), exploring the “concrete and particular perspectives of individual people in specific places”.

Emphasis is placed on the existence of human beings themselves who are gifted with individual moments in which to make choices. Contrary to positivist thought, life’s important questions, and the choices they provide, can not be answered within a rational, objective basis, and are therefore are made freely by the individual, subsequently shaping the course of their lives. Since no two people are alike, each and every human being experiences life in a unique way, based on the choices they make.

Whether its right or not, it needs to be edited a bit to flow more, and I realise there is alot more to it, I just needed to get something down!

Right, im off to get drunk, and then carry on tomorrow – have a good evening all.