The essence of humanistic research is human well being. The question of being well is explored by artistic action and not by science. If humanistic research is to explore the human search of being well, this scientific action must unfold it’s aesthetic dimension.

Existential essentialism unfolds knowledge on those questions human can not untie or control, such as love and change. This kind of knowledge is like cracks that brings light into being. The essence of love is search of the unknown. This crack does not untie or control the human love. It is a crack that give light into the human existence by acceptance of being a human.

When humans throw light on a phenomenon it must not coagulate or become totalitarian. We must keep it alive by expressing the cracks and the love of the phenomenon and the diversity of relations the phenomenon unfolds itself.

The essence of written words are power through distance.

Written words may effect other people in a global perspective. Historical, by writing down rules, the king could rule by distance. By writing down stories, the reader could become a moral believer. By writing down words of wisdom, the reader could act more in common with his or her own best.

Today, the power of written words may decline, due to other mediating media phenomenon.

The Platonic dialogues are logical argumentation to remove the distinction between thoughts and praxis. True wisdom (logical, ethical and aesthetically) is a way of living in the world. The sophist is the first people to create a harsh distinction between words of persuasion (thoughts) and virtue or technical ability (praxis). Plato argue that virtue, episteme and techne are all part of wisdom. To be a great teacher you must be what the novices are supposed to become. Aristotle concede the sophistic position by presenting techne as something not good or even not human. His understanding of human as a thoughtful being creates a hierarchy of knowledge, presenting thoughts as better than praxis.

All human science contains forms of essences. This is presented in meaningful questions, a core understanding of human being and worldview, knowledge borders, and the use of verbal terms that represent these essences.

Fanaticism is enthusiasm in own metaphysical reasoning, believing to have viewed the correct rational narratives about the world. Fanatics do live after strict principles, like a misinterpretation of Kant, condemning all kind of idleness and indifference. Right or left, God or devil, scientism or romanticism, their action is exalted and proved by empirical experiences.

The opposite of fanaticism is the Socratic position. To logical know that truth must exist, but also accepting the human position in the world, of not being able to prove the truth about the world.

The essence of hate is envy towards other peoples joy. This misanthropy abolish all action that brings forth laughter and fun. Oh, how people hate listening to other peoples joy.

Logos creates a border between what is and what is not. The knowing of the human being is the border between human and not human. The modern anti-essentialistic movement blurs the border. The dream of equality lowers the standard of human existence and turn society into totalitarianism. A society without borders is a society that does not differ between truth and false, because conviction is only a question of pathos and ethos but without logos.

The essence of empathy is to be sensible and reflective towards your self and other peoples inner life. Your own and other peoples inner life is the core source of knowing. By being a friend of your own and other people inner life existential knowledge will unfold in you. There is a close connection between empathy and existential knowledge.

While, our physical world is both particle and wave, the spiritual world is both unchangeable and explorative at the same time. Human mind is part of the physical world, and the understanding of particle and wave is part of the spiritual world. Therefore, the human mind can explore the essential core of existence.