What is the basic philosophical premise of Essentialism?
A. Essentialism is uniquely predicated on the concept of a sensible Essence that encompasses all as a “not-other” to itself. The metaphysics replaces Cartesian dualism with an uncreated Primary Source whose negation of nothingness divides being (essent) from awareness (negate) to actualize the dichotomy being-aware. The negate may be regarded as a “microcosm” of Absolute Sensibility in that it is value-awareness. As the autonomous agent of value, the negate assumes organic identity and creates the appearance of finitude by affirming the value of its complementary essent to become aware. Psychically separated from Absolute Essence, the individual is born into a world of dynamic “beingness” that is largely of his own creation. This makes man a cognizant creature with limited understanding but capable of exquisite sensibility of the values experienced in an objective reality. Although he does not sense Essence directly, Value underlies all experience and represents man’s timeless connecti
A. Essentialism is uniquely predicated on the concept of a sensible Essence that encompasses all as a “not-other” to itself. The metaphysics replaces Cartesian dualism with an undifferentiated Primary Source whose negation of nothingness divides being (essent) from awareness (negate) to actualize the dichotomy being-aware. The negate may be regarded as a “microcosm” of Absolute Sensibility in that it is value-awareness. As the autonomous agent of value, the negate assumes organic identity and creates the appearance of finitude by affirming the value of its complementary essent to become aware. Psychically separated from Absolute Essence, the individual is born into a world of dynamic “beingness” that is largely of his own creation. This makes man a cognizant creature with limited understanding but capable of exquisite sensibility of the values experienced in an objective reality. Although he does not sense Essence directly, Value underlies all experience and represents man’s timeless c
