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The Libertine
You cannot win. It seems no matter which way you progress (to seek self-sacrifice for good, or your own happiness), the world will work against you to undo what you have done. It will erode your monuments and interrupt your … Continue reading
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Tagged balance, condemnation, hedonism, justice, morality, movies, sacrifice, The Libertine
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The difference between the mortified, but still proud and self-centered stoic and the unmortified hedonist consists in this: the latter, being flabby, shiftless and at heart rather ashamed of himself, lacks the energy and the motive to do much harm … Continue reading
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Tagged Aldous Huxley, hedonism, morality, philosophy, pride, The Perennial Philosophy
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