noble lie
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A dancing star in a constellation of lies
Am I decent man? Perhaps. I would use this opportunity to speak about myself with some pleasure (Dostoevsky 7). But I am not sure it is such a pleasure. Does decency really only allow me to speak about myself? Certainly,… Continue reading
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The Revolt of the Masses & the Politics of the Big Lie
I am reminded, while reading this article, of Jose Ortega y Gasset’s Revolt of the Masses. One thing characterizing “mass humanity”–what I like to call the Ones-at-Large–is the notion that they do not need to be taught, they do not need… Continue reading
