tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-433440494954489625.post5796843482533998717..comments2009-12-15T09:35:32.509-08:00Comments on Existentialism @ Rhodes: Immortality and UnamunoDoctor Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13189506916480012553noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-433440494954489625.post-77016992586919025452009-11-01T07:47:47.182-08:002009-11-01T07:47:47.182-08:00B Blake, I think you've got it right. Unamuno ...B Blake, I think you've got it right. Unamuno would certainly have no business with the traditional "watered down" version of the church, which was what I was partially trying to get at with the statement of motive "I want to go to heaven." His main reasons for this disdain, I am sure, would be tied up in objections to individuals recieving objective assertions from the Church as true. I also certainly agree that Unamuno would remain open to the individual type of faith. After all, it seems as if throughout the reading he creates his own type of faith in an objective viewing of the afterlife.Eric Stradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10713125859685542515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-433440494954489625.post-3298302388380700632009-10-25T23:48:53.265-07:002009-10-25T23:48:53.265-07:00The biggest issue I think Unamuno would take with ...The biggest issue I think Unamuno would take with the "because I want to get to heaven rationale," aside from it's justification likely being tied up in capital T truth and claims to objectivity, is that such a rationale suggests that the values prompting that person to act are not genuinely that person's own, or at the very least that they are not sincerely motivated by Christian values, but instead ultimately pursue them because of some other motives, such as selfishness, a desire to avoid dealing with the issue of death, etc.<br /><br />I do think you've made a pretty cogent reading of Unamuno and immortality here by relating heaven or something similar to possibility, but, to me, it seems more like Unamuno's focus is that the people most worthy to live are those who act as if their convictions are worthy of being acted out forever. That combined with Unamuno's direct opposition to any sort of pre-existing meaning to the human condition (such as, getting into heaven) makes me quite skeptical of how much Unamuno would embrace value systems or worldviews like traditional Chrisitianity. Perhaps, his attitude would be similar to Kierkegaard's...disdaining the church and its "Sunday school" lessons, while remaining open to the individual adopting faith?B Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15896899738793941282noreply@blogger.com