What's in a Name? Kevin Dykstra, MDiv, MA, LLPC What's in a Name? Kevin Dykstra, MDiv, MA, LLPC

A Naming.

What’s in a name: Part Two

“The existentialists often spoke of human existence preceding essence [1].

“What do we mean here by ‘existence precedes essence?’ We mean that man first exists: he materializes in the world, encounters himself, and only afterward defines himself.” — Jean-Paul Sartre

In other words…

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What's in a Name? Kevin Dykstra, MDiv, MA, LLPC What's in a Name? Kevin Dykstra, MDiv, MA, LLPC

What’s in a name…

What’s in a name: Part One

“So we ask: What’s in a name?

Evidently, there is much in a name.

Power. Prestige. Shame. Stigma. Commonality. Uniqueness. Pressure. Add to the list what you’d like.”

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