User:Ethicoaestheticist
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Defined by immediacy: the failure to reflect seriously upon the nature of one's way of living | Defined by critical reflection: able to make and take moral responsbility and accountability for his life choices |
Sees the outer existence as more important: The self is entirely subject to external factors | Sees the inner existence as more important: The self shapes one's own character, values, inclinations, and personal identity; thus, the self is partially subject to internal factors |
Accepts passively that one's life is based entirely upon external factors | Willing to take active control of one's life |
Tends to avoid commitments as boring | Commitments, like friendship and marriage, are cornerstones of a responsible ethical way of existence. |
Exhaustion of aesthetic pleasure leads to boredom and despair | Strives to become a better human being through taking an active role in shaping oneself and one's manner of life. |
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I don't think the two are contradictory.