Goes Before, Leads Xword Solver

Goes before, leads crossword clue. A crossword puzzle question in Dominion Post and The Press newspaper on Saturday, 22 July 2017. 8 letters

Answer: PRECEDES

The proposition that existence precedes essence is a central claim of existentialism, which reverses the traditional philosophical view that the essence (the nature) of a thing is more fundamental and immutable than its existence (the mere fact of its being). To existentialists, human beings—through their consciousness—create their own values and determine a meaning for their life because the human being does not possess any inherent identity or value. That identity or value must be created by the individual. By posing the acts that constitute them, they make their existence more significant