From the Archives: Part 37 of The Self and its Sources

The crisis of distinction or the crisis of degree: From Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida Act 1, Scene 3...the speech of Ulysses: “Take but degree away, untune that string, And, hark, what discord follows!”

Pascal: Whom shall we choose as ruler of the state…?

From the Archives: Part 20 of The Self and its Sources

The world that shaped the novel is dying and the novel is dying with it.

Pascal:

“We are not satisfied with the life we have in our selves and in our being; we want to live an imaginary life in the eyes of others. “ So, we try to make an ‘impression’.