"The problem with Sarte is that he gives equal credence to the choices that people make, even though some choices are superior to others due to rationality. He concludes that all choices define mankind so there is not really a right or a wrong.

"His is an ultimate laissez faire society that does not value the end results of one's actions. Both the Communists and Christians see choices as means to an end, which makes sense if we are to look at the world objectively. Sarte does not do this. His means are the end."

Peter,

I think this is a good analysis, but wouldn't Nietzsche also place irrationality on the same level as rationality? He talks a lot about Dionysian values, which are altogether irrational and animalistic.

I've read one essay by him entitled "On the Advantage and Disadvantage of History for Life," in which he basically critiques the life that is overly rational. An interesting theme is that man should "learn how to forget," so as to always be creating anew.

EvF