,/IRN]'S ,CRITICS 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,MAX ,/IRN] 

,TAGS 3 CONCEPT ( HUMAN BE+1 CONSCI\SNESS ( S91 UNION ( EGOI/S1 COMPLETE HUMAN BE+1 ESS5CE ( *RI/IANITY1 SOCIAL ANIMAL WORLD1 9DIVIDUAL HUMAN BE+1 DIS5GAG$ FROM LIFE1 P]FECT HUMAN BE+1 MURD] ) ROBB]Y4 

,TEXT 3 

  

,PHOTO BY ,*RI/OPH] ,CZ]MAK1,C,C ,B,Y ,LIC5SE  ,TRANSLATOR'S ,PREFACE  
,/IRN]'S CRITICS  
 BY ,MAX ,/IRN] 

,SZELIGA 
,FEU]BA* 
,HESS 
,FOOTNOTES 

 ,TRANSLATOR'S ,PREFACE  

    ,WORK+ ON ?IS TRANSLATION HAS BE5 A PLEASURABLE *ALL5GE = ME4 ,/IRN] USES /RAI<T=W>D1 EV5 FAIRLY SIMPLE LANGUAGE1 FILL$ ) PASSION & S>CASM1 TO EXPRESS IDEAS ?AT >E DIFFICULT1 ?\< MORE 9 ! FACT ?AT V]Y FEW PEOPLE W\LD WANT TO ACCEPT !IR IMPLICATIONS ?AN 9 !IR COMPLEXITY4 ,9 WRE/L+ ) ?IS WORK1 ,I HAVE HAD TO MAKE DECISIONS AB\T H[ BE/ TO GET ,/IRN]'S ?9K+ ACROSS 9 ,5GLI%4 ,! PURPOSE ( ?IS PREFACE IS TO EXPLA9 SOME ( ?OSE DECISIONS4 

    ,ONE ( ! C5TRAL T]MS 9 ,/IRN]'S ?9K+ IS 0D] ,E9ZIGE40 ,I HAVE *OS5 TO TRANSLATE ?IS AS 0! UNIQUE40 ,SOME HAVE >GU$ 9 FAVOR ( LEAV+ ?IS N\N 9 ,G]MAN1 & ,I UND]/& !IR PO9T1 BUT 9 ?IS TEXT ,/IRN] FREQU5TLY CONNECTS ! N\N ,E9ZIGE ) ! ADJECTIVE E9ZIGE1 & ?IS CONNECTION W\LD BE LO/ IF ,I LEFT ! N\N 9 ,G]MAN4 ,9 ADDITION1 ,I ?9K ?AT LEAV+ ,E9ZIGE 9 ,G]MAN W\LD GIVE ! TEXT A MORE ACADEMIC FEEL+1 AS IF ,/IRN] W]E 9V5T+ A SPECIALIZ$ LANGUAGE1 :I* HE IS NOT4 ,= ,/IRN]1 ,E9ZIGE IS SIMPLY A NAME TO USE = SOME?+ ?AT IS BEYOND DEF9ITION1 SOME?+ ?AT IS UNSPEAKABLE1 SO ,I DECID$ NOT TO TRANSLATE IT AS 0! UNIQUE ONE40 ,SU* A TRANSLATION W\LD IMPLY ?AT 0UNIQUE0 SAYS SOME?+ DEF9ITIVE AB\T SOME ONE1 RA!R ?AN M]ELY BE+ A NAME PO9T+ T[>D SOME?+ UNSAYABLE4 ,I ?9K ?AT1 9 0! UNIQUE10 ! FACT ?AT IT IS MEANT TO BE A M]E NAME = SOME?+ BEYOND LANGUAGE IS MADE CLE>]4 ,BECAUSE ,/IRN] COMP>ES HIS USE ( 0D] ,E9ZIGE0 TO ! WAY ONE USES PROP] NAMES1 SU* AS 0,LUDWIG10 KN[+ P]FECTLY WELL ?AT ! WORD ,LUDWIG TELLS Y\ NO?+ AB\T ! P]SON SO DESIGNAT$1 & YET 9DICATES CLE>LY :O Y\ >E TALK+ AB\T IF ?OSE TO :OM Y\ SPEAK KN[ ,LUDWIG1 ,I CONSID]$ CAPITALIZ+ 0UNIQUE0 AS A PROP] NAME IS CAPITALIZ$1 BUT HAVE *OS5 NOT TO DO SO = FE> ?AT SOME W\LD 9/EAD READ IT AS PRES5T+ ! UNIQUE AS AN IDEAL1 A HI<] REALITY1 RA!R ?AN SIMPLY AS Y\ & ,I 9 ! H]E & N[4 ,9 LI<T ( ALL ?IS1 ,I *OOSE TO TRANSLATE ! TITLE ( ,/IRN]'S BOOK AS ,! ,UNIQUE & ,ITS ,[N.<#a.>1 A MORE CORRECT TRANSLATION ?AN ! CURR5T ,5GLI% TITLE 7,! ,EGO & ,ITS ,[N74 

    ,I DECID$ TO KEEP LEAVE ALL REF]5CES TO PAGE NUMB]S ( CITATIONS FROM ,D] ,E9ZIGE UND ,SE9 ,EIG5TUM AS !Y W]E -- REFLECT+ ! PAGE NUMB]S 9 ! ORIG9AL $ITION ( ! BOOK4 ,I ALSO TRANSLAT$ !SE CITATIONS DIRECTLY1 RA!R ?AN GO+ TO ,BY+TON'S TRANSLATION EI!R 9 ITS ORIG9AL =M OR 9 ! V]SION $IT$ BY ,DAVID ,LEOPOLD 7,CAMBRIDGE ,TEXTS 9 ! ,HI/ORY ( ,POLITICAL ,?\<T74 ,I DID ?IS BECAUSE ,I WANT$ TO MA9TA9 A CONSI/5CY 9 LANGUAGE BETWE5 :AT ,/IRN] HAS WRITT5 H]E & HIS CITATIONS FROM HIS E>LI] BOOK & TO GU>ANTEE ?AT ,/IRN]'S REF]5CES TO V>I\S PHILOSOPHICAL1 POLITICAL & !OLOGICAL IDEAS ( HIS TIME W]E NOT LO/4 ,I ALSO HOPE ?AT SOMEONE WILL F9D ! TIME TO DO AN IMPROV$ ,5GLI% TRANSLATION ( ,/IRN]'S MAJOR WORK 9 ! NE> FUTURE4 

    ,?\< ,/IRN] DOES NOT 9V5T A SPECIALIZ$ LANGUAGE1 HIS WRIT+S SPR+ \T ( ! CONTEXT ( ! DEBATES ( ! Y\NG ,HEGELIANS & O!R ,G]MAN PHILOSOPHICAL & SOCIAL RADICALS ( ! TIMES4 ,?US1 ,/IRN] USES C]TA9 T]MS 9 ,HEGELIAN 7OR ANTI-,HEGELIAN7 WAYS4 ,I HAVE *OS5 TO TRANSLATE !SE T]MS AS CONSI/5TLY AS A GOOD1 READABLE TRANSLATION W\LD ALL[4.<#b.> ,I WANT TO M5TION A FEW ( !SE4 ,9 ,5GLI% TRANSLATIONS ( ,HEGELIAN WORKS1 0,BEGRIFF0 IS G5]ALLY EI!R TRANSLAT$ AS 0NOTION0 OR 0CONCEPT40 ,I HAVE *OS5 ! LATT] TRANSLATION1 BECAUSE IT ALL[S SOME ( ,/IRN]'S WORD PLAY TO APPE> MORE CLE>LY 9 ,5GLI%4 ,I HAVE TRANSLAT$ 0,5TFREMD50 AS 0ALI5ATION0 AL?\< 0E/RANGEM5T0 IS AN EQUALLY ACCEPTABLE TRANSLATION4 ,I FELT ?AT MY *OICE HAS MORE MEAN+ TO ?OSE LIKELY TO READ ?IS TRANSLATION1 )9 ! CONTEXT ( PRES5T-DAY RADICAL !ORETICAL 5DEAVORS4 ,9 ,HEGELIAN USAGE1 0,WES50 IS TRANSLAT$ AS 0ESS5CE40 ,9 ADDITION1 9 ITS FREQU5T USAGE ) 0,M5S*10 :I* ITSELF CAN BE TRANSLAT$ AS 0HUMAN BE+0 OR M]ELY 0HUMAN10 IT IS CLE>LY A REF]5CE TO ! SPECIES 0ESS5CE0 :I* ,/IRN]'S CRITICS CLAIM TO BE 9H]5T 9 ! HUMAN BE+4 ,/IRN] TURNS ?IS IDEA ON ITS HEAD 9 AN 9T]E/+ WAY BY >GU+ ?AT ! REAL ESS5CE ( EA* 9DIVIDUAL IS1 9 FACT1 HIS OR H] CONCRETE1 ACTUAL1 9CONCEIVABLE1 UNSPEAKABLE1 UNIQUE BE+ 9 ! IMM$IATE MOM5T1 ! V]Y OPPOSITE ( ! WAY ,HEGEL & ! O!R Y\NG ,HEGELIANS CONCEIV$ IT4 ,AL?\< ! WORD 0,ME9UNG0 ONLY APPE>S F\R TIMES 9 ?IS TEXT1 IT IS SIGNIFICANT 9 ,HEGELIAN ?\<T4 ,! WORD IS (T5 TRANSLAT$ AS 0OP9ION10 ?\< IT CAN ALSO BE TRANSLAT$ AS 0VIEW10 0JUDGM5T10 OR 0E/IMATION40 ,HEGEL 0(T5 /RESSES ! ETYMOLOGICAL L9K ) ME9 7'M9E'710.<#c.> & ,/IRN] IS LIKELY TO HAVE F\ND IT AMUS+4 ,= ,HEGEL1 ,ME9UNG WAS M]ELY ( USE = DI/+UI%+ P>TICUL>S & WAS ?US ( NO SIGNIFICANCE TO UNIV]SAL ,REASON OR UNIV]SAL ,?\<T4 ,= ,/IRN]1 !SE UNIV]SALS W]E SPOOKS1 & P>TICUL>S 7& MORE SPECIFICALLY MYSELF 9 P>TICUL>7 W]E :AT MATT]$4 ,SO ,ME9UNG IS H[ Y\ & ,I ACTUALLY EXP]I5CE \T WORLD1 OR TO PUT IT MORE SIMPLY1 EA* ( US EXP]I5CES IT FROM \R [N PO9T ( VIEW4 ,TO EMPHASIZE ?IS1 ,I HAVE *OS5 TO TRANSLATE ,ME9UNG AS 0VIEW0 9 ?IS TEXT4 

    ,!RE >E A FEW O!R *OICES ,I MADE 9 TRANSLATION ?AT ,I ?9K NE$ SOME COMM5T4 0,M5S*0 CAN BE TRANSLAT$ EI!R AS 0P]SON0 OR 0HUMAN BE+40 ,9 ?IS TEXT1 ,/IRN] USES IT 9 ! CONTEXT ( HIS CRITIQUE ( HUMANISM1 & SO ,I DECID$ IT MADE ! MO/ S5SE TO TRANSLATE IT AS 0HUMAN BE+40 ,9 A C\PLE ( PASSAGES 9 ?IS TEXT1 ,/IRN] CONTRA/S 0,M5S*0 TO 0,UNM5S*40 ,9 ,BY+TON'S TRANSLATION ( ,D] ,E9ZIGE UND ,SE9 ,EIG5TUM1 HE *OSE TO SIMPLY TRANSLATE ! LATT] WORD AS 0UNMAN40 ,BUT 9 ,G]MAN1 ! WORD REF]S TO A 0MON/]10 & KN[+ ,/IRN]'S 5JOYM5T ( PLAY+ ) WORDS & IDEAS 9 WAYS ?AT >E LIKELY TO GET ! GOAT ( HIS OPPON5TS1 ,I ?9K ?AT HE MO/ LIKELY MEANT JU/ ?AT4 ,TO FUR!R EMPHASIZE ,/IRN]'S 9T5T ( CONTRA/+ ?IS ) ! AB/RACT1 CONCEPTUAL HUMAN BE+1 ,I *OSE TO TRANSLATE ! T]M AS 09HUMAN MON/]40 ,?IS LEADS TO SU* DELI<TFUL /ATEM5TS AS3 0,Y\ >E AN 9HUMAN MON/]1 & ?IS IS :Y Y\ >E COMPLETELY HUMAN1 A REAL & ACTUAL HUMAN BE+1 A COMPLETE HUMAN BE+40 

    ,! ,G]MAN WORD 0,PRADIKAT0 C\LD BE TRANSLAT$ AS 0PR$ICATE0 OR 0ATTRIBUTE0 7AMONG O!R POSSIBILITIES74 ,9 ?IS TEXT1 ,/IRN] USES IT SPECIFICALLY 9 REF]5CE TO GOD OR TO HUMANITY AS ! NEW GOD4 ,?US1 HE IS US+ IT 9 AN ANTI-!OLOGICAL S5SE RA!R ?AN A GRAMMATICAL S5SE4 ,I HAVE ?US *OS5 TO USE ! !OLOGICAL T]M 0ATTRIBUTE0 RA!R ?AN ! GRAMMATICAL T]M 0PR$ICATE0 TO TRANSLATE IT4 

    ,! WORD 0,VOR/ELLUNG0 ONLY APPE>S TWICE 9 ?IS WORK1 & 9 BO? 9/ANCES IT IS 9 REF]5CE TO ! WAYS ?AT ,/IRN]'S OPPON5TS *OSE TO DEPICT EGOISM4 ,?\< 0,VOR/ELLUNG0 IS (T5 TRANSLAT$ 9TO ,5GLI% AS 0REPRES5TATION10 IT HAS A F> MORE ACTIVE CONNOTATION ?AN ?IS ,5GLI% WORD4 ,IT IS MORE AN ACTIVE DEPICTION OR CONCEPTUALIZATION ?AT ONE IS 9V5T+4 ,C]TA9LY ?IS :AT ,/IRN] IS SAY+ AB\T HIS OPPON5TS4 ,?US1 ,I HAVE TRANSLAT$ ! WORD AS 0DEPICTION0 H]E4 

    ,!RE IS A PASSAGE 9 :I* ,/IRN] CRITICIZES 0,B$5K540 ,ONE CAN TRANSLATE ?IS WORD AS 0QUALMS10 0SCRUPLES10 0MISGIV+10 OR 0D\BTS40 ,9 ?IS TEXT1 IT IS OBVI\S ?AT HE IS TALK+ AB\T MORAL SCRUPLES4 ,9 ! CONTEXT1 ,/IRN] USES A C\PLE ( O!R WORDS 9 WAYS RA!R DIFF]5T FROM !IR USUAL PRES5T-DAY MEAN+S4 ,HE USES 0,B$5KLI*KEIT0 & 0,UNB$5KLI*KEIT0 9 WAYS ?AT 9 ! CONTEXT ONLY MAKE S5SE IF !Y >E TRANSLAT$ AS 0SCRUPUL\SNESS0 = ! =M] WORD & 0UNSCRUPUL\SNESS0 OR 0LACK ( SCRUPLES0 = ! LATT]4 ,BUT 9 PRES5T-DAY ,G]MAN 0,B$5KLI*KEIT0 IS USUALLY TRANSLAT$ AS 0S]I\SNESS10 0PREC>I\SNESS0 OR 0ANXIETY02 & 0,UNB$ANKLI*KEIT0 IS USUALLY TRANSLAT$ AS 0H>MLESSNESS40 ,S9CE 9 ?IS PASSAGE1 ,/IRN] PLAYS A LOT ON 0,B$5K510 0,D5K50 & 0,G$5K50 7WORDPLAY SADLY LO/ 9 TRANSLATION71 IT IS POSSIBLE ?AT HE WAS ALSO PLAY+ ) !SE O!R TWO T]MS -- IMPLY+ ?AT SCRUPUL\SNESS CAUSES ANXIETY & ?AT A LACK ( SCRUPLES IS H>MLESS COMP>$ TO ! MORAL DOGMAS ( SCRUPUL\SNESS4 ,9 ANY CASE1 ,I *OSE TRANSLATE ! WORDS 9 ! WAY ?AT W\LD MAKE S5SE 9 CONTEXT1 AS 0SCRUPUL\SNESS0 = ! FIR/ WORD1 & 0UNSCRUPUL\SNESS0 OR 0LACK ( SCRUPLES0 = ! SECOND4 

     ,F9ALLY1 ,I WANT TO SAY ?AT TRANSLAT+ ?IS WORK HAS BE5 AN ACT ( EGOI/IC LOVE4 ,I WANT$ TO SEE A FULL ,5GLI% TRANSLATION ( IT1 & TOOK ! TOOLS & MEANS 9 H& TO CREATE IT4 ,I HAVE HAD MU* 5JOYM5T 9 DO+ SO4 

  

,WOLFI ,L&/REI*] 

,/IRN]'S CRITICS  
 BY ,MAX ,/IRN] 

   ,! FOLL[+ ?REE NOTABLE WRIT+S HAVE COME \T AGA9/ ,! ,UNIQUE & ,ITS ,[N3 

,SZELIGA'S CRITIQUE 9 ! ,M>* $ITION ( ! 0,NOR!RN ,G]MAN ,GAZETTE02 

0,ON ,! ,ESS5CE ( ,*RI/IANITY 9 ,RELATION TO ,! ,UNIQUE & ,ITS ,[N0 9 ! LATE/ VOLUME ( ,WIG&'S ,QU>T]LY ,REVIEW2 

,A PAMPHLET1 0,! ,LA/ ,PHILOSOPH]S0 BY ,M4 ,HESS4 

    ,SZELIGA PRES5TS HIMSELF AS A CRITIC1 ,HESS AS A SOCIALI/ & ! AU?OR ( ! SECOND PIECE AS ,FEU]BA*4 

   ,A BRIEF RESPONSE MI<T BE USEFUL1 IF NOT TO ! CRITICS M5TION$ ABOVE1 AT LEA/ TO SOME O!R READ]S ( ! BOOK4 

    ,! ?REE OPPON5TS >E 9 AGREEM5T AB\T ! T]MS ?AT DRAW ! MO/ ATT5TION 9 ,/IRN]'S BOOK1 I4E41 ! 0UNIQUE0 & 0EGOI/40 ,IT WILL !RE=E BE V]Y USEFUL TO TAKE ADVANTAGE ( ?IS UNITY & FIR/ ( ALL DISCUSS ! PO9TS M5TION$4 

    ,SZELIGA1 AFT] FIR/ HAV+ 9 ALL S]I\SNESS ALL[$ ! UNIQUE 0TO BECOME0 & ID5TIFI$ IT ) A 0MAN0 7PAGE #d3 0,! UNIQUE WASN'T ALWAYS UNIQUE1 NOR ALWAYS A MAN1 BUT WAS ONCE A BABY & !N A Y\NG BOY071 MAKES HIM AN 09DIVIDUAL ( WORLD HI/ORY0 & F9ALLY1 AFT] A DEF9ITION ( SPOOKS 7FROM :I* IT EM]GES ?AT 0A SPIRIT LACK+ ?\<T IS A BODY1 & ?AT ! PURE & SIMPLE BODY IS ! ABS5CE ( ?\<T071 HE F9DS ?AT ! UNIQUE IS 0!RE=E ! SPOOK ( SPOOKS40 ,IT IS TRUE ?AT HE ADDS1 0,= ! CRITIC :O DOESN'T JU/ SEE 9 UNIV]SAL HI/ORY FIX$ IDEAS REPLAC+ EA* O!R1 BUT CREATIVE ?\<TS CONT9UALLY DEVELOP+1 = ! CRITIC1 H[EV]1 ! UNIQUE IS NOT A SPOOK1 BUT AN ACT ( CREATIVE SELF-CONSCI\SNESS1 :I* HAD TO >ISE 9 ITS TIME1 9 \R TIME1 & FULFILL ITS DET]M9$ TASK02 BUT ?IS ACT IS M]ELY A 0?\<T10 A 0PR9CIPLE0 & A BOOK4 

   ,:5 ,FEU]BA* DEALS ) ! UNIQUE1 HE LIMITS HIMSELF TO CONSID]+ IT AS A 0UNIQUE 9DIVIDUAL10 *OS5 FROM A CLASS OR SPECIES & 0OPPOS$ AS SACR$ & 9VIOLABLE TO O!R 9DIVIDUALS40 ,9 ?IS *OOS+ & OPPOS+ 0! ESS5CE ( RELIGION REMA9S4 ,?IS MAN1 ?IS UNIQUE1 ?IS 9COMP>ABLE BE+1 ?IS ,JESUS ,*RI/1 IS ONLY & EXCLUSIVELY ,GOD4 ,?IS OAK1 ?IS PLACE1 ?IS BULL1 ?IS DAY IS SACR$1 NOT ! O!RS40 ,HE CONCLUDES3 0,*ASE ! ,UNIQUE 9 ,HEAV5 FROM Y\R HEAD1 BUT ALSO *ASE AWAY ! ,UNIQUE ON E>?40 

   ,HESS /RICTLY ONLY ALLUDES TO ! UNIQUE4 ,HE FIR/ ID5TIFIES ,/IRN] ) ! UNIQUE1 & !N SAYS ( ! ,UNIQUE3 0,HE IS ! HEADLESS1 HE>TLESS TRUNK1 I4E41 HE HAS ! ILLUSION ( BE+ SO1 BECAUSE 9 REALITY HE DOESN'T JU/ LACK SPIRIT1 BUT BODY AS WELL2 HE IS NO?+ O!R ?AN HIS ILLUSIONS40 ,& F9ALLY HE PRON\NCES HIS JUDGM5T ON ,/IRN]1 0! UNIQUE03 0,HE IS BOA/+40 

   ,FROM ?IS1 ! UNIQUE APPE>S AS 0! SPOOK ( ALL SPOOKS10 AS 0! SACR$ 9DIVIDUAL1 :I* ONE MU/ *ASE FROM ! HEAD0 & AS ! 0PALE BOA/]40 

   ,/IRN] NAMES ! UNIQUE & SAYS AT ! SAME TIME ?AT 0,NAMES DON'T NAME IT40 ,HE UTT]S A NAME :5 HE NAMES ! UNIQUE1 & ADDS ?AT ! UNIQUE IS ONLY A NAME4 ,SO HE ?9KS SOME?+ O!R ?AN :AT HE SAYS1 JU/ AS1 = EXAMPLE1 :5 SOMEONE CALLS Y\ ,LUDWIG1 HE ISN'T ?9K+ ( A G5]IC ,LUDWIG1 BUT ( Y\1 = :OM HE HAS NO WORD4 

   ,:AT ,/IRN] SAYS IS A WORD1 A ?\<T1 A CONCEPT2 :AT HE MEANS IS NEI!R A WORD1 NOR A ?\<T1 NOR A CONCEPT4 ,:AT HE SAYS IS NOT ! MEAN+1 & :AT HE MEANS CANNOT BE SAID4 

   ,ONE FLATT]$ ONESELF ?AT ONE SPOKE AB\T ! 0ACTUAL1 9DIVIDUAL0 HUMAN BE+ :5 ONE SPOKE ( ! HUMAN BE+2 BUT WAS ?IS POSSIBLE SO LONG AS ONE WANT$ TO EXPRESS ?IS HUMAN BE+ ?R\< SOME?+ UNIV]SAL1 ?R\< AN ATTRIBUTE8 ,TO DESIGNATE ?IS HUMAN BE+1 %\LDN'T ONE1 P]HAPS1 HAVE REC\RSE NOT TO AN ATTRIBUTE1 BUT RA!R TO A DESIGNATION1 TO A NAME TO TAKE REFUGE 91 :]E ! VIEW1 I4E41 ! UNSPEAKABLE1 IS ! MA9 ?+8 ,SOME >E REASSUR$ BY 0REAL1 COMPLETE 9DIVIDUALITY10 :I* IS /ILL NOT FREE ( ! RELATION TO ! SPECIES2 O!RS BY ! 0SPIRIT10 :I* IS LIKEWISE A DET]M9ATION1 NOT COMPLETE 9DET]M9ACY4 ,?IS 9DET]M9ACY ONLY SEEMS TO BE A*IEV$ 9 ! UNIQUE1 BECAUSE IT IS GIV5 AS ! SPECIFIC UNIQUE BE+1 BECAUSE :5 IT IS GRASP$ AS A CONCEPT1 I4E41 AS AN EXPRESSION1 IT APPE>S AS A COMPLETELY EMPTY & UNDET]M9$ NAME1 & ?US REF]S TO A CONT5T \TSIDE ( OR BEYOND ! CONCEPT4 ,IF ONE FIXES IT AS A CONCEPT -- & ! OPPON5TS DO ?IS -- ONE MU/ ATTEMPT TO GIVE IT A DEF9ITION & WILL ?US 9EVITABLY COME UPON SOME?+ DIFF]5T FROM :AT WAS MEANT4 ,IT W\LD BE DI/+UI%$ FROM O!R CONCEPTS & CONSID]$1 = EXAMPLE1 AS 0! SOLE COMPLETE 9DIVIDUAL10 SO ?AT IT BECOMES EASY TO %[ IT AS NONS5SE4 ,BUT CAN Y\ DEF9E Y\RSELF2 >E Y\ A CONCEPT8 

  ,! 0HUMAN BE+10 AS A CONCEPT OR AN ATTRIBUTE1 DOES NOT EXHAU/ Y\1 BECAUSE IT HAS A CONCEPTUAL CONT5T ( ITS [N1 BECAUSE IT SAYS :AT IS HUMAN & :AT A HUMAN BE+ IS1 I4E41 BECAUSE IT IS CAPABLE ( BE+ DEF9$ SO ?AT Y\ CAN REMA9 COMPLETELY \T ( PLAY4 ,( C\RSE1 Y\ AS A HUMAN BE+ /ILL HAVE Y\R P>T 9 ! CONCEPTUAL CONT5T ( ! HUMAN BE+1 BUT Y\ DON'T HAVE IT AS Y\4 ,! UNIQUE1 H[EV]1 HAS NO CONT5T2 IT IS 9DET]M9ACY 9 ITSELF2 ONLY ?R\< Y\ DOES IT ACQUIRE CONT5T & DET]M9ATION4 ,!RE IS NO CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPM5T ( ! UNIQUE1 ONE CANNOT BUILD A PHILOSOPHICAL SY/EM ) IT AS A 0PR9CIPLE10 ! WAY ONE CAN ) BE+1 ) ?\<T1 ) ! ,I4 ,RA!R IT PUTS AN 5D TO ALL CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPM5T4 ,ANYONE :O CONSID]S IT A PR9CIPLE1 ?9KS ?AT HE CAN TREAT IT PHILOSOPHICALLY OR !ORETICALLY & 9EVITABLY TAKES USELESS POT%OTS AGA9/ IT4 ,BE+1 ?\<T1 ! ,I1 >E ONLY UNDET]M9$ CONCEPTS1 :I* RECEIVE !IR DET]M9AT5ESS ONLY ?R\< O!R CONCEPTS1 I4E41 ?R\< CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPM5T4 ,! UNIQUE1 ON ! O!R H&1 IS A CONCEPT ?AT LACKS DET]M9ATION & CANNOT BE MADE DET]M9ATE BY O!R CONCEPTS OR RECEIVE A 0NE>] CONT5T02 IT IS NOT ! 0PR9CIPLE ( A S]IES ( CONCEPTS10 BUT A WORD OR CONCEPT ?AT1 AS WORD OR CONCEPT1 IS NOT CAPABLE ( ANY DEVELOPM5T4 ,! DEVELOPM5T ( ! UNIQUE IS Y\R SELF-DEVELOPM5T & MY SELF-DEVELOPM5T1 AN UTT]LY UNIQUE DEVELOPM5T1 BECAUSE Y\R DEVELOPM5T IS NOT AT ALL MY DEVELOPM5T4 ,ONLY AS A CONCEPT1 I4E41 ONLY AS 0DEVELOPM5T10 >E !Y ONE & ! SAME2 ON ! CONTR>Y1 Y\R DEVELOPM5T IS JU/ AS DI/9CT & UNIQUE AS M9E4 

   ,S9CE Y\ >E ! CONT5T ( ! UNIQUE1 !RE IS NO MORE TO ?9K AB\T A SPECIFIC CONT5T ( ! UNIQUE1 I4E41 A CONCEPTUAL CONT5T4 

    ,:AT Y\ >E CANNOT BE SAID ?R\< ! WORD UNIQUE1 JU/ AS BY *RI/5+ Y\ ) ! NAME ,LUDWIG1 ONE DOESN'T 9T5D TO SAY :AT Y\ >E4 

    ,) ! UNIQUE1 ! RULE ( ABSOLUTE ?\<T1 ( ?\<T ) A CONCEPTUAL CONT5T ( ITS [N1 COMES TO AN 5D1 JU/ AS ! CONCEPT & ! CONCEPTUAL WORLD FADES AWAY :5 ONE USES ! EMPTY NAME3 ! NAME IS ! EMPTY NAME TO :I* ONLY ! VIEW CAN GIVE CONT5T4  

   ,BUT IT IS NOT TRUE1 AS ,/IRN]'S OPPON5TS PRES5T IT1 ?AT 9 ! UNIQUE !RE IS ONLY ! 0LIE ( :AT HAS BE5 CALL$ ! EGOI/IC WORLD UP TO N[02 NO1 9 ITS NAK$NESS & ITS B>R5NESS1 9 ITS %AMELESS 0C&OR10 7SEE ,SZELIGA1 P4 #c#d7 ! NAK$NESS & B>R5NESS ( CONCEPTS & IDEAS COME TO LI<T1 ! USELESS POMPOSITY ( ITS OPPON5TS IS MADE CLE>4 ,IT BECOMES OBVI\S ?AT ! BIGGE/ 0PHRASE0 IS ! ONE ?AT SEEMS TO BE ! WORD MO/ FULL ( CONT5T4 ,! UNIQUE IS ! FRANK1 UND5IABLE1 CLE> -- PHRASE2 IT IS ! KEY/ONE ( \R PHRASE-WORLD1 ?IS WORLD :OSE 0BEG9N+ WAS ! WORD40 

   ,! UNIQUE IS AN EXPRESSION ) :I*1 9 ALL FRANKNESS & HONE/Y1 ONE RECOGNIZES ?AT HE IS EXPRESS+ NO?+4 ,HUMAN BE+1 SPIRIT1 ! TRUE 9DIVIDUAL1 P]SONALITY1 ETC4 >E EXPRESSIONS OR ATTRIBUTES ?AT >E FULL TO OV]FL[+ ) CONT5T1 PHRASES ) ! GREATE/ WEAL? ( IDEAS2 COMP>$ ) !SE SACR$ & NOBLE PHRASES1 ! UNIQUE IS ! EMPTY1 UNASSUM+ & COMPLETELY COMMON PHRASE4 

   ,! CRITICS SUSPECT$ SOME?+ ( ! SORT AB\T ! UNIQUE2 !Y TREAT$ IT AS A PHRASE4 ,BUT !Y CONSID]$ ! UNIQUE AS IF IT CLAIM$ TO BE A SACR$ & NOBLE PHRASE1 & !Y DISPUT$ ?IS CLAIM4 ,BUT IT WASN'T MEANT TO BE ANY?+ MORE ?AN A COMMON PHRASE1 & !RE=E ACTUAL1 :I* ! 9FLAT$ PHRASES ( ITS OPPON5TS CAN NEV] BE1 & !RE=E A DESECRATION ( PHRASE-MAK+4 

    ,! UNIQUE IS A WORD1 & EV]YONE %\LD ALWAYS BE ABLE TO ?9K SOME?+ :5 HE USES A WORD2 A WORD %\LD HAVE ?\<T CONT5T4 ,BUT ! UNIQUE IS A ?\<TLESS WORD2 IT HAS NO ?\<T CONT5T4 ,SO !N :AT IS ITS CONT5T1 IF IT IS NOT ?\<T8 ,IT IS CONT5T ?AT CANNOT EXI/ A SECOND TIME & SO ALSO CANNOT BE EXPRESS$1 BECAUSE IF IT C\LD BE EXPRESS$1 ACTUALLY & :OLLY EXPRESS$1 IT W\LD EXI/ = A SECOND TIME2 IT W\LD EXI/ 9 ! 0EXPRESSION40 

    ,S9CE ! CONT5T ( ! UNIQUE IS NOT ?\<T CONT5T1 ! UNIQUE CANNOT BE ?\<T OR SAID2 BUT S9CE IT CANNOT BE SAID1 IT1 ?IS P]FECT PHRASE1 IS NOT EV5 A PHRASE4 

    ,ONLY :5 NO?+ IS SAID AB\T Y\ & Y\ >E M]ELY NAM$1 >E Y\ RECOGNIZ$ AS Y\4 ,AS SOON AS SOME?+ IS SAID AB\T Y\1 Y\ >E ONLY RECOGNIZ$ AS ?AT ?+ 7HUMAN1 SPIRIT1 *RI/IAN1 ETC474 ,BUT ! UNIQUE DOESN'T SAY ANY?+ BECAUSE IT IS M]ELY A NAME3 IT SAYS ONLY ?AT Y\ >E Y\ & NO?+ BUT Y\1 ?AT Y\ >E A UNIQUE Y\1 OR RA!R Y\R SELF4 ,!RE=E1 Y\ HAVE NO ATTRIBUTE1 BUT ) ?IS Y\ >E AT ! SAME TIME )\T DET]M9ATION1 VOCATION1 LAWS1 ETC4 

    ,SPECULATION WAS DIRECT$ T[>D F9D+ AN ATTRIBUTE SO UNIV]SAL ?AT EV]YONE W\LD BE UND]/OOD 9 IT4 ,H[EV]1 SU* AN ATTRIBUTE WASN'T SUPPOS$ TO EXPRESS 9 EA* 9/ANCE :AT EA* ONE %\LD BE1 BUT RA!R :AT HE IS4 ,!RE=E1 IF 0HUMAN0 WAS ?IS ATTRIBUTE1 ONE %\LDN'T MEAN BY IT SOME?+ ?AT EV]YONE HAS TO BECOME1 S9CE O!RWISE ALL ! ?+S ?AT ONE HAS NOT YET BECOME W\LD BE EXCLUD$1 BUT SOME?+ ?AT EV]YONE IS4 ,N[1 0HUMAN0 ALSO ACTUALLY EXPRESSES :AT EV]YONE IS4 ,BUT ?IS ,:AT IS AN EXPRESSION = :AT IS UNIV]SAL 9 EV]YONE1 = :AT EV]YONE HAS 9 COMMON ) EA* O!R1 SO IT ISN'T AN EXPRESSION = 0EV]YONE10 IT DOESN'T EXPRESS :O EV]YONE IS4 ,>E Y\ ?OR\<LY DEF9$ :5 ONE SAYS Y\ >E A HUMAN BE+8 ,HAS ONE EXPRESS$ :O Y\ >E COMPLETELY8 ,DOES ! ATTRIBUTE1 0HUMAN10 FULFILL ! TASK ( ! ATTRIBUTE1 :I* IS TO EXPRESS ! SUBJECT COMPLETELY1 OR DOESN'T IT1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 COMPLETELY TAKE SUBJECTIVITY AWAY FROM ! SUBJECT1 & DOESN'T IT SAY :AT ! SUBJECT IS RA!R ?AN SAY+ :O HE IS8 

    ,!RE=E1 IF ! ATTRIBUTE %\LD 9CLUDE EV]YONE 9 ITSELF1 EV]YONE %\LD APPE> AS SUBJECT1 I4E41 NOT ONLY AS :AT HE IS1 BUT AS :O HE IS4 

    ,BUT H[ CAN Y\ PRES5T Y\RSELF AS :O Y\ >E1 IF Y\ DON'T PRES5T Y\RSELF8 ,>E Y\ A DOPPELGANG] OR DO Y\ EXI/ ONLY ONCE8 ,Y\ >E NO:]E EXCEPT 9 Y\RSELF1 Y\ >E NOT 9 ! WORLD A SECOND TIME1 Y\ >E UNIQUE4 ,Y\ CAN EM]GE ONLY IF Y\ APPE> 9 ! FLE%4 

    0,Y\ >E UNIQUE10 ISN'T ?IS A S5T5CE8 ,IF 9 ! S5T5CE 0Y\ >E HUMAN10 Y\ DON'T COME 9 AS ! ONE :O Y\ >E1 DO Y\ ACTUALLY COME 9 AS Y\ 9 ! S5T5CE 0Y\ >E UNIQUE08 ,! S5T5CE 0Y\ >E UNIQUE0 MEANS NO?+ BUT 0Y\ >E Y\10 A S5T5CE ?AT LOGIC CALLS NONS5SE1 BECAUSE IT DOESN'T MAKE JUDGM5TS ON ANY?+1 IT DOESN'T SAY ANY?+1 BECAUSE IT IS EMPTY1 A S5T5CE ?AT IS NOT A S5T5CE4 7,9 ! BOOK ON PAGE #b#c#b1 ! ABSURD S5T5CE IS CONSID]$ AS 09F9ITE0 OR 9DET]M9ATE2 H]E H[EV]1 AFT] ! PAGE1 IT IS CONSID]$ AS AN 0ID5TICAL0 S5T5CE47 

    ,:AT ! LOGICIAN TREATS ) CONTEMPT IS UND\BT$LY ILLOGICAL OR M]ELY 0=MALLY0 LOGICAL2 BUT IT IS ALSO1 CONSID]$ LOGICALLY1 ONLY A PHRASE2 IT IS LOGIC DY+ 9 A PHRASE4 

    ,! UNIQUE %\LD ONLY BE ! LA/1 DY+ EXPRESSION 7ATTRIBUTE7 ( Y\ & ME1 ! EXPRESSION ?AT TURNS 9TO A VIEW3 AN EXPRESSION ?AT IS NO LONG] SU*1 ?AT FALLS SIL5T1 ?AT IS MUTE4 

    ,Y\ -- UNIQUE6 ,:AT ?\<T CONT5T IS H]E1 :AT S5T5CE CONT5T8 ,NONE6 ,:OEV] WANTS TO D$UCE A PRECISE ?\<T-CONT5T ( ! ,UNIQUE AS IF IT W]E A CONCEPT1 :OEV] ?9KS ?AT ) 0UNIQUE0 ONE HAS SAID AB\T Y\ :AT Y\ >E1 W\LD %[ ?AT !Y BELIEVE 9 PHRASES1 BECAUSE !Y DON'T RECOGNIZE PHRASES AS PHRASES1 & W\LD ALSO %[ ?AT !Y SEEK SPECIFIC CONT5T 9 PHRASES4 

   ,Y\1 9CONCEIVABLE & 9EXPRESSIBLE1 >E ! PHRASE CONT5T1 ! PHRASE [N]1 ! PHRASE EMBODI$2 Y\ >E ! :O1 ! ONE ( ! PHRASE4 ,9 ! UNIQUE1 SCI5CE CAN DISSOLVE 9TO LIFE1 9 :I* Y\R ?IS BECOMES :O & ?IS :O NO LONG] SEEKS ITSELF 9 ! WORD1 9 ! ,LOGOS1 9 ! ATTRIBUTE4 

    ,SZELIGA TAKES ! PA9 TO %[ ?AT ! UNIQUE 0MEASUR$ BY ITS [N PR9CIPLE ( SEE+ SPOOKS EV]Y:]E BECOMES ! SPOOK ( ALL SPOOKS40 ,HE S5SES ?AT ! UNIQUE IS AN EMPTY PHRASE1 BUT HE OV]LOOKS ! FACT ?AT HE HIMSELF1 ,SZELIGA1 IS ! CONT5T ( ! PHRASE4 

    ,! UNIQUE 9 ,HEAV51 :I* ,FEU]BA* PLACES BESIDE ! UNIQUE ON E>?1 IS ! PHRASE )\T A PHRASE-[N]4 ,! UNIQUE CONSID]$ H]E IS ,GOD4 ,?IS IS ! ?+ ?AT GU>ANTE$ ?AT RELIGION W\LD LA/1 ?AT IT HAD ! UNIQUE AT LEA/ 9 ?\<T & AS A PHRASE1 ?AT IT SAW IT 9 ,HEAV54 ,BUT ! HEAV5LY UNIQUE IS ONLY A UNIQUE 9 :I* NO ONE HAS AN 9T]E/1 :]EAS ,FEU]BA* 9/EAD1 :E!R HE LIKES IT OR NOT1 IS 9T]E/$ 9 ,/IRN]'S UNIQUE1 BECAUSE HE W\LD HAVE TO TREAT IT ODDLY1 IF HE WANT$ TO *ASE HIS [N UNIQUE FROM HIS HEAD4 ,IF ! HEAV5LY UNIQUE W]E ONE ?AT EXI/$ 9 ITS [N HEAD RA!R ?AN 9 ,FEU]BA*'S1 IT W\LD BE DIFFICULT TO *ASE ?IS UNIQUE FROM ITS HEAD4 

   ,HESS SAYS ( ! UNIQUE3 0HE'S BOA/+40 ,UND\BT$LY1 ! UNIQUE1 ?IS OBVI\S PHRASE1 IS AN EMPTY BOA/2 IT IS ,FEU]BA*'S PHRASE )\T ! PHRASE-[N]4 ,BUT ISN'T IT A PA!TIC BOA/ TO CALL A LONG & BROAD ?+ A BOA/ ONLY BECAUSE ONE CAN'T F9D ANY?+ 9 IT BUT ! BOA/8 ,IS ,HESS1 ?IS UNIQUE ,HESS1 !RE=E NO?+ BUT A BOA/8 ,MO/ C]TA9LY NOT6 

    ,! CRITICS DISPLAY EV5 MORE IRRITATION AGA9/ ! 0EGOI/0 ?AN AGA9/ ! UNIQUE4 ,9/EAD ( DELV+ 9TO EGOISM AS ,/IRN] MEANT IT1 !Y /OP AT !IR USUAL *ILDI% DEPICTION ( IT & ROLL \T TO EV]YONE ! WELL-KN[N CATALOG ( S9S4 ,LOOK AT EGOISM1 ! HORRIBLE S9 ?AT ?IS ,/IRN] WANTS TO 0RECOMM5D0 TO US4 

  ,AGA9/ ! ,*RI/IAN DEF9ITION3 0,GOD IS LOVE10 CRITICS 9 OLD ,J]USALEM C\LD RISE UP & CRY3 0,SO N[ Y\ SEE ?AT ! ,*RI/IANS >E ANN\NC+ A PAGAN ,GOD2 BECAUSE IF ,GOD IS LOVE1 !N HE IS ! PAGAN GOD ,AMOR1 ! GOD ( LOVE60 ,:AT NE$ DO ! ,JEWI% CRITICS HAVE TO DEAL ) LOVE & ! ,GOD :O IS LOVE1 :5 !Y HAVE SPIT ON ! LOVE-GOD1 ON ,AMOR = SO LONG8  

  ,SZELIGA *>ACT]IZES ! EGOI/ LIKE ?IS3 0,! EGOI/ HOPES = A C>EFREE1 HAPPY LIFE4 ,HE M>RIES A RI* GIRL -- & N[ HE HAS A JEAL\S1 *ATT]BOX WIFE -- 9 O!R WORDS HIS HOPE WAS REALIZ$ & IT WAS AN ILLUSION40 

    ,FEU]BA* SAYS3 0,!RE IS A WELL-F\ND$ DIFF]5CE BETWE5 :AT IS CALL$ EGOI/IC1 SELF-9T]E/$ LOVE1 & :AT IS CALL$ UNSELFI% LOVE4 ,:AT8 ,9 A FEW WORDS ?IS3 9 SELF-9T]E/$ LOVE1 ! OBJECT IS Y\R C\RTESAN2 9 UNSELFI% LOVE1 %E IS Y\R BELOV$4 ,I F9D SATISFACTION 9 BO?1 BUT 9 ! FIR/ ,I SUBORD9ATE ! ESS5CE TO A P>T2 9 ! SECOND ,I 9/EAD SUBORD9ATE ! P>T1 ! MEANS1 ! ORGAN TO ! :OLE1 TO ! ESS5CE4 ,?US1 ,I SATISFY MYSELF1 MY FULL1 5TIRE ESS5CE4 ,9 %ORT1 9 SELFI% LOVE1 ,I SACRIFICE ! HI<] ?+ TO ! L[] ?+1 A HI<] PLEASURE TO A L[] PLEASURE1 BUT 9 UNSELFI% LOVE1 ,I SACRIFICE ! L[] ?+ TO ! HI<] ?+40 

   ,HESS ASKS3 0,FIR/ ( ALL1 :AT IS EGOISM 9 G5]AL1 & :AT IS ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ! EGOI/IC LIFE & ! LIFE ( LOVE80 ,?IS QUE/ION ALREADY REVEALS HIS K9%IP ) ! O!R TWO4 ,H[ CAN ONE ASS]T SU* A CONTRA/ BETWE5 EGOI/IC LIFE & ! LIFE ( LOVE AGA9/ ,/IRN]1 S9CE = HIM ! TWO GET ALONG QUITE WELL8 ,HESS CONT9UES3 0,EGOI/IC LIFE IS ! LIFE ( ! ANIMAL WORLD1 :I* TE>S ITSELF D[N & DEV\RS ITSELF4 ,! ANIMAL WORLD IS PRECISELY ! NATURAL HI/ORY ( LIFE ?AT TE>S ITSELF D[N & DE/ROYS ITSELF1 & ALL \R HI/ORY UP TO N[ IS NO?+ BUT ! HI/ORY ( ! SOCIAL ANIMAL WORLD4 ,BUT :AT DI/+UI%ES ! SOCIAL ANIMAL WORLD FROM ! ANIMAL WORLD ( ! =E/8 ,NO?+ BUT ITS CONSCI\SNESS4 ,! HI/ORY ( ! SOCIAL ANIMAL WORLD IS PRECISELY ! HI/ORY ( ! CONSCI\SNESS ( ! ANIMAL WORLD1 & AS ! PR$ATOR IS ! F9AL PO9T ( ! NATURAL ANIMAL WORLD1 SO ! CONSCI\S PR$ATOR IS ! HI<E/ PO9T ( ! SOCIAL ANIMAL WORLD4 ,AS EGOISM IS MUTUAL ALI5ATION ( ! SPECIES1 SO ! CONSCI\SNESS ( ?IS ALI5ATION 7EGOI/IC CONSCI\SNESS7 IS RELIGI\S CONSCI\SNESS4 ,! ANIMAL WORLD ( ! =E/ HAS NO RELIGION1 SIMPLY BECAUSE IT LACKS CONSCI\SNESS ( ITS EGOISM1 ( ITS ALI5ATION1 I4E41 CONSCI\SNESS ( S94 ,! E>LIE/ CONSCI\SNESS ( HUMANITY IS CONSCI\SNESS ( S94 -- ,:5 EGOI/IC !ORY1 EGOI/IC CONSCI\SNESS1 RELIGION & PHILOSOPHY HAD REA*$ !IR PEAK1 EGOI/IC PRACTICE ALSO HAD TO REA* ITS PEAK4 ,IT HAS REA*$ IT 9 ! MOD]N1 ,*RI/IAN1 %OPKEEP]'S WORLD4 ,?IS IS ! ULTIMATE PO9T ( ! SOCIAL ANIMAL WORLD4 -- ,! FREE COMPETITION ( \R MOD]N %OPKEEP]'S WORLD IS NOT ONLY ! P]FECT =M ( MOD]N MURD] ) ROBB]Y1 BUT IS AT ! SAME TIME ! CONSCI\SNESS ( ! MUTUAL1 HUMAN ALI5ATION4 ,TODAY'S %OPKEEP]'S WORLD IS ! M$IAT$ =M ( CONSCI\S & BASIC EGOISM1 CORRESPOND+ TO ITS ESS5CE40 

   ,!SE >E QUITE POPUL> *>ACT]IZATIONS ( EGOISM1 & ONE IS ONLY SURPRIS$ ?AT ,/IRN] DIDN'T MAKE SU* SIMPLE REFLECTIONS & LET HIMSELF AB&ON ! HATEFUL MON/]1 CONSID]+ H[ /UPID1 VULG> & PR$ATORILY MURD]\S EGOISM IS4 ,IF HE HAD ?\<T1 LIKE ,SZELIGA1 ?AT ! EGOI/ IS NO?+ BUT A NUMSKULL :O M>RIES A RI* GIRL & 5DS UP ) A BICK]+ WIFE1 IF HE W\LD HAVE SE51 LIKE ,FEU]BA*1 ?AT ! EGOI/ CAN'T HAVE A 0SWEE!>T10 OR IF HE W\LD HAVE RECOGNIZ$1 LIKE ,HESS1 ! HUMAN-BEA/ 9 EGOISM OR W\LD HAVE SNIFF$ \T ! PR$ATORY MURD]] !RE1 H[ C\LD HE NOT HAVE CONCEIV$ A 0PR(\ND HORROR0 & A 0LEGITIMATE 9DIGNATION0 T[>DS IT6 ,MURD] ) ROBB]Y ALONE IS ALREADY SU* 9FAMY ?AT IT REALLY IS 5\< = ,HESS TO CRY \T ?IS S+LE PHRASE AGA9/ ,/IRN]'S EGOI/ 9 ORD] TO RAISE ALL HONE/ PEOPLE AGA9/ HIM & HAVE !M ON ,HESS'S SIDE3 ! PHRASE IS WELL *OS5 -- & MOV+ = A MORAL HE>T1 LIKE ! CRY ( 0H]ETIC0 = A MASS ( TRUE BELIEV]S4 

    ,/IRN] D>ES TO SAY ?AT ,FEU]BA*1 ,HESS & ,SZELIGA >E EGOI/S4 ,9DE$1 HE IS CONT5T H]E ) SAY+ NO?+ MORE ?AN IF HE HAD SAID ,FEU]BA* DOES ABSOLUTELY NO?+ BUT ! ,FEU]BA*IAN1 ,HESS DOES NO?+ BUT ! ,HESSIAN1 & ,SZELIGA DOES NO?+ BUT ! ,SZELIGAN2 BUT HE HAS GIV5 !M AN 9FAM\S LABEL4 

    ,DOES ,FEU]BA* LIVE 9 A WORLD O!R ?AN HIS [N8 ,DOES HE P]HAPS LIVE 9 ,HESS'S WORLD1 9 ,SZELIGA'S WORLD1 9 ,/IRN]'S WORLD8 ,S9CE ,FEU]BA* LIVES 9 ?IS WORLD1 S9CE IT SURR\NDS HIM1 ISN'T IT ! WORLD ?AT IS FELT1 SE51 ?\<T BY HIM1 I4E41 9 A ,FEU]BA*IAN WAY8 ,HE DOESN'T JU/ LIVE 9 ! MIDDLE ( IT1 BUT IS HIMSELF ITS MIDDLE2 HE IS ! C5T] ( HIS WORLD4 ,& LIKE ,FEU]BA*1 NO ONE LIVES 9 ANY O!R WORLD ?AN HIS [N1 & LIKE ,FEU]BA*1 EV]YONE IS ! C5T] ( HIS [N WORLD4 ,WORLD IS ONLY :AT HE HIMSELF IS NOT1 BUT :AT BELONGS TO HIM1 IS 9 A RELATION%IP ) HIM1 EXI/S = HIM4 

    ,EV]Y?+ TURNS >\ND Y\2 Y\ >E ! C5T] ( ! \T] WORLD & ( ! ?\<T WORLD4 ,Y\R WORLD EXT5DS AS F> AS Y\R CAPACITY1 & :AT Y\ GRASP IS Y\R [N SIMPLY BECAUSE Y\ GRASP IT4 ,Y\1 ! UNIQUE1 >E 0! UNIQUE0 ONLY TOGE!R ) 0Y\R PROP]TY40 

    ,MEAN:ILE1 IT DOESN'T ESCAPE Y\ ?AT :AT IS Y\RS IS /ILL ITSELF ITS [N AT ! SAME TIME1 I4E41 IT HAS ITS [N EXI/5CE2 IT IS ! UNIQUE ! SAME AS Y\4 ,AT ?IS PO9T Y\ =GET Y\RSELF 9 SWEET SELF-=GETFULNESS4 

    ,BUT :5 Y\ =GET Y\RSELF1 DO Y\ !N DISAPPE>8 ,:5 Y\ DON'T ?9K ( Y\RSELF1 HAVE Y\ UTT]LY CEAS$ TO EXI/8 ,:5 Y\ LOOK 9 Y\R FRI5D'S EYES OR REFLECT UPON ! JOY Y\ W\LD LIKE TO BR+ HIM1 :5 Y\ GAZE UP AT ! />S1 M$ITATE UPON !IR LAWS OR P]HAPS S5D !M A GREET+1 :I* !Y BR+ TO A LONELY LITTLE ROOM1 :5 Y\ LOSE Y\RSELF 9 ! ACTIVITY ( ! 9FUSION ( T9Y ANIMALS UND] A MICROSCOPE1 :5 Y\ RU% TO HELP SOMEONE 9 DANG] ( BURN+ OR DR[N+ )\T CONSID]+ ! DANG] Y\ Y\RSELF >E RISK+1 !N 9DE$ Y\ DON'T 0?9K0 ( Y\RSELF1 Y\ 0=GET Y\RSELF40 ,BUT DO Y\ EXI/ ONLY :5 Y\ ?9K ( Y\RSELF1 & DO Y\ DISSIPATE :5 Y\ =GET Y\RSELF8 ,DO Y\ EXI/ ONLY ?R\< SELF-CONSCI\SNESS8 ,:O DOESN'T =GET HIMSELF CON/ANTLY1 :O DOESN'T LOSE SI<T ( HIMSELF ?\S&S ( TIMES 9 AN H\R8 

    ,?IS SELF-=GETFULNESS1 ?IS LOS+ ( ONESELF1 IS = US ONLY A MODE ( SELF-5JOYM5T1 IT IS ONLY ! PLEASURE WE TAKE 9 \R WORLD1 9 \R PROP]TY1 I4E4 WORLD-PLEASURE4 

    ,IT IS NOT 9 ?IS SELF-=GETFULNESS1 BUT 9 =GETT+ ?AT ! WORLD IS \R WORLD1 ?AT UNSELFI%NESS1 I4E41 DUP$ EGOISM1 HAS ITS BASIS4 ,Y\ ?R[ Y\RSELF D[N BE=E A 0HI<]10 ABSOLUTE WORLD & WA/E Y\RSELF4 ,UNSELFI%NESS IS NOT SELF-=GETFULNESS 9 ! S5SE ( NO LONG] ?9K+ ( ONESELF & NO LONG] BE+ CONC]N$ ) ONESELF1 BUT 9 ! O!R S5SE ( =GETT+ ?AT ! WORLD IS 0\RS10 ( =GETT+ ?AT ONE IS ! C5T] OR [N] ( ?IS WORLD1 ?AT IT IS \R PROP]TY4 ,FE> & TIMIDITY T[>D ! WORLD AS A 0HI<]0 WORLD IS C[>DLY1 0HUMBLE0 EGOISM1 EGOISM 9 ITS SLAVI% =M1 :I* DOESN'T D>E TO GRUMBLE1 :I* SECRETLY CREEPS AB\T & 0D5IES ITSELF02 IT IS SELF-D5IAL4 

    ,\R WORLD & ! SACR$ WORLD -- H]E9 LIES ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 /RAI<T=W>D EGOISM & ! SELF-D5Y+ EGOISM ?AT CANNOT BE CONFESS$ & CRAWLS AB\T 9COGNITO4 

    ,:AT HAPP5S ) ,FEU]BA*'S EXAMPLE ( ! C\RTESAN & ! BELOV$8 ,9 ! FIR/ CASE1 ONE HAS A COMM]CIAL RELATION%IP )\T P]SONAL 9T]E/ 7& DOESN'T IT HAPP5 9 C\NTLESS O!R1 COMPLETELY DIFF]5T CASES ( COMM]CIAL RELATION%IPS ?AT ONE CAN ONLY BE SATISFI$ IF ONE HAS AN 9T]E/ 9 ! P]SON ) :OM ONE DEALS1 IF ONE HAS A P]SONAL 9T]E/871 9 ! SECOND CASE ONE HAS A P]SONAL 9T]E/4 ,BUT :AT IS ! MEAN+ ( ! SECOND RELATION%IP8 ,MO/ LIKELY MUTUAL 9T]E/ ) ! P]SON4 ,IF ?IS 9T]E/ BETWE5 ! PEOPLE DISAPPE>S FROM ! RELATION%IP1 IT W\LD BECOME MEAN+LESS1 BECAUSE ?IS 9T]E/ IS ITS ONLY MEAN+4 ,SO :AT IS M>RIAGE1 :I* IS PRAIS$ AS A 0SACR$ RELATION%IP10 IF NOT ! FIXATION ( AN 9T]E/+ RELATION%IP DESPITE ! DANG] ?AT IT C\LD BECOME DULL & MEAN+LESS8 ,PEOPLE SAY ?AT ONE %\LDN'T GET DIVORC$ 0FRIVOL\SLY40 ,BUT :Y NOT8 ,BECAUSE FRIVOLITY IS A 0S90 IF IT CONC]NS A 0SACR$ ?+40 ,!RE MU/ BE NO FRIVOLITY6 ,SO !N !RE IS AN EGOI/1 :O IS *EAT$ \T ( HIS FRIVOLITY & CONDEMNS HIMSELF TO GO ON LIV+ 9 AN UN9T]E/+ BUT SACR$ RELATION%IP4 ,FROM ! EGOI/IC UNION1 A 0SACR$ BOND0 HAS DEVELOP$2 ! MUTUAL 9T]E/ ! PEOPLE HAD = EA* O!R CEASES1 BUT ! BOND )\T 9T]E/ REMA9S4 

   ,ANO!R EXAMPLE ( ! UN9T]E/+ IS WORK1 :I* PASSES = ONE'S LIFEWORK1 = ! HUMAN CALL+4 ,?IS IS ! ORIG9 ( ! PREJUDICE ?AT ONE HAS TO E>N HIS BREAD1 & ?AT IT IS %AMEFUL TO HAVE BREAD )\T HAV+ WORK$ A BIT TO GET IT3 ?IS IS ! PRIDE ( ! WAGE4 ,WORK HAS NO M]IT 9 ITSELF & DOES NO HONOR TO ANYONE1 JU/ AS ! LIFE ( ! IDL] BR+S HIM NO DISGRACE4 ,EI!R Y\ TAKE AN 9T]E/ 9 WORK ACTIVITY1 & ?IS 9T]E/ DOESN'T LET Y\ RE/1 Y\ HAVE TO BE ACTIVE3 & !N WORK IS Y\R DESIRE1 Y\R SPECIAL PLEASURE )\T PLAC+ IT ABOVE ! LAZ9ESS ( ! IDL] :I* IS HIS PLEASURE4 ,OR Y\ USE WORK TO PURSUE ANO!R 9T]E/1 A RESULT OR A 0WAGE10 & Y\ SUBMIT TO WORK ONLY AS A MEANS TO ?IS 5D2 & !N WORK IS NOT 9T]E/+ 9 ITSELF & HAS NO PRET5SION ( BE+ SO1 & Y\ CAN RECOGNIZE ?AT IT IS NOT ANY?+ VALUABLE OR SACR$ 9 ITSELF1 BUT SIMPLY SOME?+ ?AT IS N[ UNAVOIDABLE = GA9+ ! DESIR$ RESULT1 ! WAGE4 ,BUT ! WORK ?AT IS CONSID]$ AS AN 0HONOR = ! HUMAN BE+0 & AS HIS 0CALL+0 HAS BECOME ! CREATOR ( ECONOMICS & REMA9S ! MI/RESS ( SACR$ SOCIALISM1 :]E1 9 ITS QUALITY AS 0HUMAN LABOR10 IT IS SUPPOS$ TO 0DEVELOP HUMAN CAPACITIES10 & :]E ?IS DEVELOPM5T IS A HUMAN CALL+1 AN ABSOLUTE 9T]E/4 7,WE WILL HAVE MORE TO SAY AB\T ?IS FUR!R ON74 

   ,! BELIEF ?AT SOME?+ O!R ?AN SELF-9T]E/ MI<T JU/IFY APPLY+ ONESELF TO A GIV5 ?+1 ! BELIEF ?AT LEAVES SELF-9T]E/ BEH9D1 G5]ATES A LACK ( 9T]E/1 0S90 UND]/OOD AS A T5D5CIES T[>DS ONE'S [N 9T]E/4 

    ,ONLY 9 ! FACE ( SACR$ 9T]E/ DOES ONE'S [N 9T]E/ BECOME 0PRIVATE 9T]E/10 ABOM9ABLE 0EGOISM10 0S90 -- ,/IRN] PO9TS \T ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 SACR$ 9T]E/ & ONE'S [N 9T]E/ BRIEFLY ON PAGE #b#b#d3 0,I CAN S9 AGA9/ ! =M]1 ! LATT] ,I CAN ONLY ?R[ AWAY40  

   ,SACR$ 9T]E/ IS ! UN9T]E/+1 BECAUSE IT IS AN ABSOLUTE 9T]E/1 OR AN 9T]E/ = ITS [N SAKE1 & IT'S ALL ! SAME :E!R Y\ TAKE AN 9T]E/ 9 IT OR NOT4 ,Y\ >E SUPPOS$ TO MAKE IT Y\R 9T]E/2 IT IS NOT ORIG9ALLY Y\RS1 IT DOESN'T SPR+ FROM Y\1 BUT IS AN ET]NAL1 UNIV]SAL1 PURELY HUMAN 9T]E/4 ,IT IS UN9T]E/+1 BECAUSE !RE IS NO CONSID]ATION 9 IT = Y\ OR Y\R 9T]E/2 IT IS AN 9T]E/ )\T 9T]E/$ P>TIES1 BECAUSE IT IS A UNIV]SAL OR HUMAN 9T]E/4 ,& BECAUSE Y\ >E NOT ITS [N]1 BUT >E SUPPOS$ TO BECOME ITS FOLL[] & S]VANT1 EGOISM COMES TO AN 5D BE=E IT1 & 0LACK ( 9T]E/0 BEG9S4 

   ,IF Y\ TAKE JU/ ONE SACR$ 9T]E/ TO HE>T1 Y\'LL BE CAU<T & DUP$ AB\T Y\R [N 9T]E/S4 ,CALL ! 9T]E/ ?AT Y\ FOLL[ N[ SACR$1 & TOMORR[ Y\ WILL BE ITS SLAVE4 

    ,ALL BEHAVIOR T[>D ANY?+ CONSID]$ ABSOLUTELY 9T]E/+1 OR VALUABLE 9 & = ITSELF1 IS RELIGI\S BEHAVIOR OR1 MORE SIMPLY1 RELIGION4 ,! 9T]E/+ CAN ONLY BE 9T]E/+ ?R\< Y\R 9T]E/1 ! VALUABLE CAN ONLY HAVE VALUE 9S(> AS Y\ GIVE IT VALUE1 :]EAS1 ON ! O!R H&1 :AT IS 9T]E/+ DESPITE Y\ IS AN UN9T]E/+ ?+1 :AT IS VALUABLE DESPITE Y\ IS A VALUELESS ?+4 

    ,! 9T]E/ ( ?OSE SPIRITS1 LIKE ?AT ( SOCIETY1 ( ! HUMAN BE+1 ( ! HUMAN ESS5CE1 ( ! PEOPLE AS A :OLE1 !IR 0ESS5TIAL 9T]E/10 IS AN ALI5 9T]E/ & %\LD BE Y\R 9T]E/4 ,! 9T]E/ ( ! BELOV$ IS Y\R 9T]E/ & IS ( 9T]E/ TO Y\ ONLY SO LONG AS IT REMA9S Y\R 9T]E/4 ,ONLY :5 IT /OPS BE+ AN 9T]E/ ( Y\RS CAN IT BECOME A SACR$ 9T]E/1 :I* %\LD BE Y\RS AL?\< IT IS NOT Y\RS4 ,! RELATION%IP ?AT WAS 9T]E/+ UP TO ?AT PO9T N[ BECOMES A DIS9T]E/$ & UN9T]E/+ RELATION%IP4  

  ,9 COMM]CIAL & P]SONAL RELATION%IPS1 Y\R 9T]E/ COMES FIR/1 & ALL SACRIFICES HAPP5 ONLY TO B5EFIT ?IS 9T]E/ ( Y\RS1 :ILE ON ! CONTR>Y1 9 ! RELIGI\S RELATION%IP1 ! RELIGI\S 9T]E/ ( ! ABSOLUTE OR ( ! SPIRIT1 I4E41 ! 9T]E/ ALI5 TO Y\1 COMES FIR/1 & Y\R 9T]E/S %\LD BE SACRIFIC$ TO ?IS ALI5 9T]E/4  

  ,!RE=E1 DUP$ EGOISM CONSI/S 9 ! BELIEF 9 AN ABSOLUTE 9T]E/1 :I* DOES NOT SPR+ FROM ! EGOI/1 I4E41 IS NOT 9T]E/+ TO HIM1 BUT RA!R >ISES IMP]I\SLY & FIRMLY AGA9/ HIM1 AN 0ET]NAL0 9T]E/4 ,H]E ! EGOI/ IS 0DUP$10 BECAUSE HIS [N 9T]E/1 0PRIVATE 9T]E/10 IS NOT ONLY LEFT UNCONSID]$1 BUT IS EV5 CONDEMN$1 & YET 0EGOISM0 REMA9S1 BECAUSE HE WELCOMES ?IS ALI5 OR ABSOLUTE 9T]E/ ONLY 9 ! HOPE ?AT IT WILL GRANT HIM SOME PLEASURE4 

   ,?IS ABSOLUTE 9T]E/1 :I* IS SUPPOS$ TO BE 9T]E/+ )\T 9T]E/$ P]SONS1 & :I* IS ALSO !RE=E NOT ! UNIQUE'S ?+1 BUT = :I* 9/EAD HUMAN BE+S >E SUPPOS$ TO VIEW !MSELVES AS 0VESSELS ( HONOR0 & AS 0WEAPONS & TOOLS10 ,/IRN] CALLS SIMPLY 0! SACR$40 ,9DE$1 ! SACR$ IS ABSOLUTELY UN9T]E/+1 BECAUSE IT HAS ! PRET5SION ( BE+ 9T]E/+ EV5 ?\< NO ONE IS 9T]E/$ 9 IT2 IT IS ALSO ! 0UNIV]SAL10 I4E41 ! ?+ ( 9T]E/ ?AT LACKS A SUBJECT1 BECAUSE IT IS NOT ONE'S [N 9T]E/1 ! 9T]E/ ( A UNIQUE4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 ?IS 0UNIV]SAL 9T]E/0 IS MORE ?AN Y\ -- A 0HI<]0 ?+2 IT IS ALSO )\T Y\ -- AN 0ABSOLUTE02 IT IS AN 9T]E/ = ITSELF -- ALI5 TO Y\2 IT DEM&S ?AT Y\ S]VE IT & F9DS Y\ WILL+1 IF Y\ LET Y\RSELF BE BEGUIL$4 

   ,TO /AY ) ,FEU]BA*'S T\*+ DEF9ITION ( ! C\RTESAN1 !RE >E ?OSE :O W\LD GLADLY BE LEWD1 BECAUSE PHYSICAL DESIRE NEV] GIVES !M RE/4 ,BUT !Y >E TOLD1 DO Y\ KN[ :AT LEWDNESS IS8 ,IT IS A S91 A VULG>ITY2 IT DEFILES US4 ,IF !Y W]E TO SAY WE DON'T WANT LEWD 9T]E/S TO CAUSE US TO NEGLECT O!R 9T]E/S ?AT >E EV5 MORE IMPORTANT TO US ?AN ! 5JOYM5T ( ! S5SES1 ?IS W\LD NOT BE A RELIGI\S CONSID]ATION1 & !Y W\LD MAKE !IR SACRIFICE NOT TO *A/ITY1 BUT TO O!R B5EFITS ( :I* !Y CANNOT DEPRIVE !MSELVES4 ,BUT IF 9/EAD !Y D5Y !IR NATURAL IMPULSE = ! SAKE ( *A/ITY1 ?IS OCCURS DUE TO RELIGI\S CONSID]ATIONS4 ,:AT 9T]E/ DO !Y HAVE 9 *A/ITY8 ,UNQUE/IONABLY1 NO NATURAL 9T]E/1 BECAUSE !IR NATURE ADVISES !M TO BE LEWD3 !IR ACTUAL1 UNMI/AKABLE & UND5IABLE 9T]E/ IS LEWDNESS4 ,BUT *A/ITY IS A SCRUPLE ( !IR SPIRIT1 BECAUSE IT IS AN 9T]E/ ( ! SPIRIT1 A SPIRITUAL 9T]E/3 IT IS AN ABSOLUTE 9T]E/ BE=E :I* NATURAL & 0PRIVATE0 9T]E/S MU/ REMA9 SIL5T1 & :I* MAKES ! SPIRIT SCRUPUL\S4 ,N[ SOME ?R[ (F ?IS SCRUPLE ) A 0J]K0 & ! CRY3 0,H[ /UPID60 BECAUSE1 H[EV] SCRUPUL\S OR RELIGI\S !Y MAY BE1 H]E AN 9/9CT TELLS !M ?AT ! SPIRIT IS A GR\*Y DESPOT OPPOS$ TO NATURAL DESIRE -- :]EAS O!RS OV]COME ?IS SCRUPLE BY ?9K+ MORE DEEPLY & EV5 REASSURE !MSELVES !ORETICALLY3 ! =M] OV]COME ! SCRUPLES2 ! LATT] -- ?ANKS TO !IR VIRTUOSITY ( ?9K+ 7:I* MAKES ?9K+ A NE$ & A ?+ ( 9T]E/ = !M7 -- DISSOLVE ! SCRUPLE4 ,?US1 LEWDNESS & ! C\RTESAN ONLY LOOK SO BAD BECAUSE !Y (F5D ! 0ET]NAL 9T]E/0 ( *A/ITY4.<#d.> 

    ,! SPIRIT ALONE HAS RAIS$ DIFFICULTIES & CREAT$ SCRUPLES2 & FROM ?IS IT SEEMS TO FOLL[ ?AT !Y C\LD ONLY BE ELIM9AT$ BY MEANS ( ! SPIRIT OR ?\<T4 ,H[ BAD IT W\LD BE = ?OSE POOR S\LS :O HAVE LET !MSELVES BE TALK$ 9TO ACCEPT+ !SE SCRUPLES )\T POSSESS+ ! /R5G? ( ?\<T NECESS>Y TO BECOME ! MA/]S ( ! SAME6 ,H[ HORRIBLE IF1 9 ?IS 9/ANCE !Y W\LD HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL PURE CRITIQUE GAVE !M !IR FRE$OM6 ,BUT SOMETIMES !SE PEOPLE HELP !MSELVES ) A HEAL?Y1 HOMEMADE LEVITY1 :I* IS JU/ AS GOOD = !IR NE$S AS FREE ?\<T IS = PURE CRITIQUE1 S9CE ! CRITIC1 AS A 0VIRTUOSO0 ( ?\<T1 POSSESSES AN UND5IABLE IMPULSE TO OV]COME SCRUPLES ?R\< ?\<T4 

   ,SCRUPLES >E AS MU* AN EV]YDAY OCCURR5CE AS TALK+ & *ATT+2 SO :AT C\LD ONE SAY AGA9/ !M8 ,NO?+2 ONLY EV]YDAY SCRUPLES >E NOT SACR$ SCRUPLES4 ,EV]YDAY SCRUPLES COME & GO1 BUT SACR$ SCRUPLES LA/ & >E ABSOLUTE2 !Y >E SCRUPLES 9 ! ABSOLUTE S5SE 7DOGMAS1 >TICLES ( FAI?1 BASIC PR9CIPLES74 ,AGA9/ !M1 ! EGOI/1 ! DESECRATOR1 REBELS & TE/S HIS EGOI/IC =CE AGA9/ !IR SACR$ =CE4 ,ALL 0FREE ?\<T0 IS A DESECRATION ( SCRUPLES & AN EGOI/IC EF=T AGA9/ !IR SACR$ =CE4 ,IF1 AFT] A FEW ATTACKS1 MU* FREE ?\<T HAS COME TO A /OP1 AFT] A FEW ATTACKS1 BE=E A NEW SACR$ SCRUPLE1 :I* W\LD DISGRACE EGOISM1 NONE!LESS FREE ?\<T 9 ITS FREE/ =M 7PURE CRITIQUE7 WILL NOT /OP BE=E ANY ABSOLUTE SCRUPLE1 & ) EGOI/IC P]SEV]ANCE DESECRATES ONE SCRUPUL\S SANCTITY AFT] ANO!R4 ,BUT S9CE ?IS FREE/ ?\<T IS ONLY EGOI/IC ?\<T1 ONLY M5TAL FRE$OM1 IT BECOMES A SACR$ P[] ( ?\<T & ANN\NCES ! ,GOSPEL ?AT ONLY 9 ?\<T CAN ONE F9D R$EMPTION4 ,N[ EV5 ?\<T ITSELF APPE>S ONLY AS A SACR$ ?+1 AS A HUMAN CALL+1 AS A SACR$ SCRUPLE3 H]EAFT]1 ONLY A SCRUPLE 7A REALIZATION7 DISSOLVES SCRUPLES4 

  ,IF SCRUPLES C\LD ONLY BE DISSOLV$ ?R\< ?\<T1 PEOPLE W\LD NEV] BE 0MATURE0 5\< TO DISSOLVE !M4 

  ,SCRUPUL\SNESS1 EV5 IF IT HAS A*IEV$ ! PURE SCRUPLE OR PURITY ( CRITIQUE1 IS /ILL ONLY RELIGIOSITY2 ! RELIGI\S IS ! SCRUPUL\S4 ,BUT IT REMA9S SCRUPUL\SNESS1 :5 ONE ?9KS ONE IS ONLY ABLE TO PUT AN 5D TO SCRUPLES ?R\< SCRUPLES1 :5 ONE DESPISES A 0CONV5I5T0 LACK ( SCRUPLES AS ! 0EGOI/IC AV]SION TO WORK ( ! MASS40 

    ,9 SCRUPUL\S EGOISM1 ALL ?AT IS MISS+ = PUTT+ ! EMPHASIS ON EGOISM RA!R ?AN SCRUPUL\SNESS & SEE+ EGOISM AS ! VICTOR IS ! RECOGNITION ( ! LACK ( SCRUPLES4 ,SO IT DOESN'T MATT] :E!R IT W9S ?R\< ?\<T OR ?R\< A LACK ( SCRUPLES4 

   ,IS ?\<T P]HAPS 0REJECT$0 ?R\< ?IS8 ,NO1 ONLY ITS SANCTITY IS D5I$1 IT IS REJECT$ AS A PURPOSE & A CALL+4 ,AS A MEANS IT IS LEFT TO EV]YONE :O GA9S MI<T ?R\< ?IS MEANS4 ,! AIM ( ?\<T IS RA!R ! LOSS ( SCRUPLES1 BECAUSE ! ?9K] 9 EV]Y 9/ANCE />TS \T1 ) HIS ?\<T ON ?IS1 TO F9ALLY F9D ! RI<T PO9T OR TO GET BEYOND ?\<T & PUT AN 5D TO ?IS MATT]4 ,BUT IF ONE SANCTIFIES ! 0LABOR ( ?\<T10 OR1 :AT IS ! SAME1 CALLS IT 0HUMAN10 ONE NO LESS GIVES A CALL+ TO HUMAN BE+S ?AN IF ONE PRESCRIB$ FAI? TO !M1 & ?IS LEADS !M AWAY FROM ! LACK ( SCRUPLES1 RA!R ?AN LEAD+ !M TO IT AS ! REAL OR EGOI/IC MEAN+ ( ?\<T4 ,ONE MISLEADS PEOPLE 9TO SCRUPUL\SNESS & DELIB]ATION1 AS ONE PROMISES !M 0WELL-BE+0 9 ?\<T2 WEAK ?9K]S :O LET !MSELVES BE MISL$ CAN DO NO?+ MORE ?AN COM=T !MSELVES ) SOME ?\<T DUE TO !IR WEAK ?9K+1 I4E41 !Y CAN ONLY BECOME BELIEV]S4 ,9/EAD ( MAK+ LI<T ( SCRUPLES1 !Y BECOME SCRUPUL\S1 BECAUSE !Y IMAG9E ?AT !IR WELL-BE+ LIES 9 ?\<T4 7,FOOTNOTE3 ,! RELIGI\S TURMOIL ( \R TIMES HAS ITS REASON 9 ?IS3 IT IS A IMM$IATE EXPRESSION ( ?IS SCRUPUL\SNESS74 

   ,BUT SCRUPLES1 :I* ?\<T CREAT$1 N[ EXI/ & CAN C]TA9LY BE ELIM9AT$ ?R\< ?\<T4 ,BUT ?IS ?\<T1 ?IS CRITIQUE1 A*IEVES ?IS AIM ONLY :5 IT IS EGOI/IC ?\<T1 EGOI/IC CRITIQUE1 I4E41 :5 EGOISM OR SELF-9T]E/ IS ASS]T$ AGA9/ SCRUPLES OR AGA9/ ! UN9T]E/+1 :5 SELF-9T]E/ IS OP5LY PR(ESS$1 & ! EGOI/ CRITICIZES FROM ! EGOI/IC VIEWPO9T1 RA!R ?AN FROM ! *RI/IAN1 SOCIALI/1 HUMANI/1 HUMAN1 FREE ?\<T1 SPIRITUAL1 ETC41 VIEWPO9T 7I4E41 LIKE A *RI/IAN1 A SOCIALI/1 ETC471 BECAUSE ! SELF-9T]E/ ( ! UNIQUE1 ?US Y\R SELF-9T]E/1 GETS TRAMPL$ UND]FOOT PRECISELY 9 ! SACR$1 OR HUMAN1 WORLD1 & ?IS SAME WORLD1 :I* ,HESS & ,SZELIGA = EXAMPLE1 REPROA* AS BE+ EGOI/1 ON ! CONTR>Y HAS B\ND ! EGOI/ TO ! :IPP+ PO/ = ?\S&S ( YE>S & FANATICALLY SACRIFIC$ EGOISM TO EV]Y 0SACR$0 ?+ ?AT HAS RA9$ D[N FROM ! REALM ( ?\<T & FAI?4 ,WE DON'T LIVE 9 AN EGOI/IC WORLD1 BUT 9 A WORLD ?AT IS COMPLETELY SACR$ D[N TO ITS L[E/ SCRAP ( PROP]TY4      

    ,IT MI<T SEEM ?AT IT MU/1 9DE$1 BE LEFT TO EV]Y 9DIVIDUAL TO RID HIMSELF ( SCRUPLES AS HE KN[S H[1 BUT ?AT IT IS /ILL ! TASK ( HI/ORY TO DISSOLVE SCRUPLES ?R\< CRITICAL REFLECTION4 ,BUT ?IS IS JU/ :AT ,/IRN] D5IES4 ,AGA9/ ?IS 0TASK ( HI/ORY10 HE MA9TA9S ?AT ! HI/ORY ( SCRUPLES & ! REFLECTIONS ?AT RELATE TO !M IS COM+ TO AN 5D4 ,NOT ! TASK ( DISSOLV+1 BUT ! CAPRICI\SNESS ?AT MAKES %ORT WORK ( SCRUPLES1 NOT ! =CE ( ?\<T1 BUT ! =CE ( A LACK ( SCRUPLES SEEMS TO COME 9TO PLAY4 ,?9K+ CAN S]VE ONLY TO RE9=CE & 5SURE ! LACK ( SCRUPLES4 0,FREE ?\<T0 HAD ITS />T+ PO9T 9 UNSCRUPUL\S EGOI/IC REVOLT AGA9/ SACR$ SCRUPLES2 IT />T$ FROM ! LACK ( SCRUPLES4 ,ANYONE :O ?9KS FREELY MAKES NO SCRUPLES OV] ! MO/ SACR$ ( SCRUPLES3 ! LACK ( SCRUPLES IS ! SPIRIT & ! EGOI/IC WOR? ( FREE ?\<T4 ,! WOR? ( ?IS ?\<T LIES NOT 9 ! ?9K]1 BUT 9 ! EGOI/1 :O EGOI/ICALLY PLACES HIS [N P[]1 ! =CE ( ?\<T1 ABOVE SACR$ SCRUPLES1 & ?IS DOESN'T WEAK5 Y\ & ME AT ALL4 

     ,TO DESCRIBE ?IS LACK ( SCRUPLES1 ,/IRN] USES 7P4 #a#i#g7 EXPRESSIONS LIKE 0J]K1 LEAP1 JUBILANT :OOP10 & SAYS 0! VA/ SIGNIFICANCE ( UN?9K+ JUBILATION C\LD NOT BE RECOGNIZ$ 9 ! LONG NI<T ( ?9K+ & BELIEV+40 ,HE MEANT NO?+ LESS BY ?IS ?AN1 FIR/ ( ALL1 ! HIDD51 EGOI/IC BASIS ( EA* & EV]Y CRITIQUE ( A SACR$ ?+1 EV5 ! BL9DE/ & MO/ OBSESS$1 BUT 9 ! SECOND PLACE1 ! EASY =M ( EGOI/IC CRITIQUE1 :I* HE TRI$ TO C>RY \T BY MEANS ( HIS =CE ( ?\<T 7A NAK$ VIRTUOSITY74 ,HE /ROVE TO %[ H[ A P]SON )\T SCRUPLES C\LD USE ?\<T AS A CRITIQUE ( SCRUPLES FROM HIS [N VIEWPO9T1 AS ! UNIQUE4 ,/IRN] DIDN'T LEAVE ! 0DELIV]ANCE ( ! WORLD0 9 ! H&S ( ?9K]S & ! SCRUPUL\S ANYMORE4   

  ,JUBILATION & REJOIC+ BECOMES A BIT RIDICUL\S :5 ONE CONTRA/S !M ) ! MASS & VOLUME ( DEEP SCRUPLES ?AT /ILL CANNOT BE OV]COME ) SO LITTLE EF=T4 ,( C\RSE1 ! MASS ( SCRUPLES ACCUMULAT$ 9 HI/ORY & CONT9UALLY REAWAK5$ BY ?9K]S CANNOT BE ELIM9AT$ ) M]E REJOIC+4 ,?9K]S CANNOT GET PA/ IT IF !IR ?9K+ DOES NOT RECEIVE FULL SATISFACTION AT ! SAME TIME1 S9CE ! SATISFACTION ( !IR ?9K+ IS !IR ACTUAL 9T]E/4 ,?\<T MU/ NOT BE SUPPRESS$ BY JUBILATION1 9 ! WAY ?AT1 FROM ! PO9T ( VIEW ( FAI?1 IT IS SUPPOS$ TO BE SUPPRESS$ BY FAI?4 ,ANYWAY1 AS AN ACTUAL 9T]E/ &1 !RE=E1 Y\R 9T]E/1 Y\ CAN'T LET IT BE SUPPRESS$4 ,S9CE Y\ HAVE ! NE$ TO ?9K1 Y\ CANNOT LIMIT Y\RSELF TO DRIV+ SCRUPLES \T ?R\< JUBILATION2 Y\ ALSO NE$ TO ?9K !M AWAY4 ,BUT IT IS FROM ?IS NE$ ?AT ,/IRN]'S EGOI/IC ?\<T HAS >IS51 & HE MADE A FIR/ EF=T1 EV5 IF /ILL V]Y CLUMSY1 TO RELATE ! 9T]E/S ( ?\<T TO UNSCRUPUL\S EGOISM1 & HIS BOOK WAS SUPPOS$ TO %[ ?AT UNC\? JUBILATION /ILL HAS ! POT5TIAL1 IF NECESS>Y1 TO BECOME CRITICAL JUBILATION1 AN EGOI/IC CRITIQUE4 

  ,SELF-9T]E/ =MS ! BASIS ( EGOISM4 ,BUT ISN'T SELF-9T]E/ 9 ! SAME WAY A M]E NAME1 A CONCEPT EMPTY ( CONT5T1 UTT]LY LACK+ ANY CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPM5T1 LIKE ! UNIQUE8 ,! OPPON5TS LOOK AT SELF-9T]E/ & EGOISM AS A 0PR9CIPLE40 ,?IS W\LD REQUIRE !M TO UND]/& SELF-9T]E/ AS AN ABSOLUTE4 ,?\<T CAN BE A PR9CIPLE1 BUT !N IT MU/ DEVELOP AS ABSOLUTE ?\<T1 AS ET]NAL REASON2 ! ,I1 %\LD IT BE A PR9CIPLE1 MU/1 AS ! ABSOLUTE ,I1 =M ! BASIS ( A SY/EM BUILT UPON IT4 ,SO ONE C\LD EV5 MAKE AN ABSOLUTE ( SELF-9T]E/ & D]IVE FROM IT AS 0HUMAN 9T]E/0 A PHILOSOPHY ( SELF-9T]E/2 YES1 MORALITY IS ACTUALLY ! SY/EM ( HUMAN 9T]E/4 

    ,REASON IS ONE & ! SAME3 :AT IS REASONABLE REMA9S REASONABLE DESPITE ALL FOLLY & ]RORS2 0PRIVATE REASON0 HAS NO RI<T AGA9/ UNIV]SAL & ET]NAL REASON4 ,Y\ %\LD & MU/ SUBMIT TO REASON4 ,?\<T IS ONE & ! SAME3 :AT IS ACTUALLY ?\<T IS A LOGICAL TRU? & DESPITE ! OPPOS+ MANIAS ( MILLIONS ( HUMAN BE+S IS /ILL ! UN*ANG+ TRU?2 0PRIVATE0 ?\<T1 ONE'S VIEW1 MU/ REMA9 SIL5T BE=E ET]NAL ?\<T4 ,Y\ %\LD & MU/ SUBMIT TO TRU?4 ,EV]Y HUMAN BE+ IS REASONABLE1 EV]Y HUMAN BE+ IS HUMAN ONLY DUE TO ?\<T 7! PHILOSOPH] SAYS3 ?\<T DI/+UI%ES ! HUMAN BE+ FROM ! BEA/74 ,?US1 SELF-9T]E/ IS ALSO A UNIV]SAL ?+1 & EV]Y HUMAN BE+ IS A 0SELF-9T]E/$ HUMAN BE+40 ,ET]NAL 9T]E/ AS 0HUMAN 9T]E/0 KICKS \T AGA9/ 0PRIVATE 9T]E/10 DEVELOPS AS ! 0PR9CIPLE0 ( MORALITY & SACR$ SOCIALISM1 AMONG O!R ?+S1 & SUBJUGATES Y\R 9T]E/ TO ! LAW ( ET]NAL 9T]E/4 ,IT APPE>S 9 MULTIPLE =MS1 = EXAMPLE1 AS /ATE 9T]E/1 *UR* 9T]E/1 HUMAN 9T]E/1 ! 9T]E/ 0( ALL10 9 %ORT1 AS TRUE 9T]E/4 

  ,N[1 DOES ,/IRN] HAVE HIS 0PR9CIPLE 9 ?IS 9T]E/1 9 ! 9T]E/8 ,OR1 CONTR>ILY1 DOESN'T HE >\SE Y\R UNIQUE 9T]E/ AGA9/ ! 0ET]NALLY 9T]E/+0 AGA9/ -- ! UN9T]E/+8 ,& IS Y\R SELF-9T]E/ A 0PR9CIPLE10 A LOGICAL -- ?\<T8 ,LIKE ! UNIQUE1 IT IS A PHRASE -- 9 ! REALM ( ?\<T2 BUT 9 Y\ IT IS UNIQUE LIKE Y\ Y\RSELF4 

   ,IT IS NECESS>Y TO SAY A FUR!R WORD AB\T ! HUMAN BE+4 ,AS IT SEEMS1 ,/IRN]'S BOOK IS WRITT5 AGA9/ ! HUMAN BE+4 ,HE HAS DRAWN ! H>%E/ JUDGM5TS = ?IS1 AS = ! WORD 0EGOI/10 & HAS >\S$ ! MO/ /UBBORN PREJUDICES4 ,YES1 ! BOOK ACTUALLY IS WRITT5 AGA9/ ! HUMAN BE+1 & YET ,/IRN] C\LD HAVE GONE AFT] ! SAME T>GET )\T (F5D+ PEOPLE SO SEV]ELY IF HE HAD REV]S$ ! SUBJECT & SAID ?AT HE WROTE AGA9/ ! 9HUMAN MON/]4 ,BUT !N HE W\LD HAVE BE5 AT FAULT IF SOMEONE MISUND]/OOD HIM 9 ! OPPOSITE1 I4E41 ! EMOTIONAL WAY1 & PLAC$ HIM ON ! LI/ ( ?OSE :O RAISE !IR VOICE = ! 0TRUE HUMAN BE+40 ,BUT ,/IRN] SAYS3 ! HUMAN BE+ IS ! 9HUMAN MON/]2 :AT ! ONE IS1 ! O!R IS2 :AT IS SAID AGA9/ ! ONE1 IS SAID AGA9/ ! O!R4 

    ,IF A CONCEPT LACKS AN ESS5CE1 NO?+ WILL EV] BE F\ND ?AT COMPLETELY FITS ?AT CONCEPT4 ,IF Y\ >E LACK+ 9 ! CONCEPT ( HUMAN BE+1 IT WILL IMM$IATELY EXPOSE ?AT Y\ >E SOME?+ 9DIVIDUAL1 SOME?+ ?AT CANNOT BE EXPRESS$ BY ! T]M HUMAN BE+1 ?US1 9 EV]Y 9/ANCE1 AN 9DIVIDUAL HUMAN BE+4 ,IF SOMEONE N[ EXPECTS Y\ TO BE COMPLETELY HUMAN & NO?+ BUT HUMAN1 NONE!LESS Y\ W\LDN'T BE ABLE TO /RIP Y\RSELF ( Y\R 9DIVIDUALITY1 & PRECISELY BECAUSE ( ?IS 9DIVIDUALITY1 Y\ W\LD BE AN 9HUMAN MON/]1 I4E4 A HUMAN BE+ :O IS NOT TRULY HUMAN1 OR A HUMAN BE+ :O IS ACTUALLY AN 9HUMAN MON/]4 ,! CONCEPT ( HUMAN BE+ W\LD HAVE ITS REALITY ONLY 9 ! 9HUMAN MON/]4 

    ,! FACT ?AT EV]Y ACTUAL HUMAN BE+1 MEASUR$ BY ! CONCEPT ( HUMAN BE+1 IS AN 9HUMAN MON/]1 WAS EXPRESS$ BY RELIGION ) ! CLAIM ?AT ALL HUMAN BE+S 0>E S9N]S0 7! CONSCI\SNESS ( S972 TODAY ! S9N] IS CALL$ AN EGOI/4 ,& :AT HAS ONE DECID$ 9 CONSEQU5CE ( ?IS JUDGM5T8 ,TO R$EEM ! S9N]1 TO OV]COME EGOISM1 TO F9D & REALIZE ! TRUE HUMAN BE+4 ,ONE REJECT$ ! 9DIVIDUAL1 I4E41 ! UNIQUE1 9 FAVOR ( ! CONCEPT2 ONE REJECT$ ! 9HUMAN MON/] 9 FAVOR ( ! HUMAN BE+1 & DIDN'T RECOGNIZE ?AT ! 9HUMAN MON/] IS ! TRUE & ONLY POSSIBLE REALITY ( ! HUMAN BE+4 ,ONE ABSOLUTELY WANT$ A TRULY HUMAN REALITY ( HUMAN BE+S4 

    ,BUT ONE ASPIR$ TO AN ABSURDITY4 ,! HUMAN BE+ IS REAL & ACTUAL 9 ! 9HUMAN MON/]2 EV]Y 9HUMAN MON/] IS -- A HUMAN BE+4 ,BUT Y\ >E AN 9HUMAN MON/] ONLY AS ! REALITY ( ! HUMAN BE+1 AN 9HUMAN MON/] ONLY 9 COMP>ISON TO ! CONCEPT ( HUMAN BE+4 

    ,Y\ >E AN 9HUMAN MON/]1 & ?IS IS :Y Y\ >E COMPLETELY HUMAN1 A REAL & ACTUAL HUMAN BE+1 A COMPLETE HUMAN BE+4 ,BUT Y\ >E EV5 MORE ?AN A COMPLETE HUMAN BE+1 Y\ >E AN 9DIVIDUAL1 A UNIQUE HUMAN BE+4 ,HUMAN BE+ & 9HUMAN MON/]1 !SE CONTRA/S FROM ! RELIGI\S WORLD LOSE !IR DIV9E & DIABOLICAL1 & ?US !IR SACR$ & ABSOLUTE1 MEAN+1 9 Y\1 ! UNIQUE4 

    ,! HUMAN BE+1 :I* \R SA9TS AGONIZE SO MU* TO RECOGNIZE1 9S(> AS !Y ALWAYS PREA* ?AT ONE %\LD RECOGNIZE ! HUMAN BE+ 9 ! HUMAN BE+1 GETS RECOGNIZ$ COMPLETELY & ACTUALLY ONLY :5 IT IS RECOGNIZ$ AS ! 9HUMAN MON/]4 ,IF IT IS RECOGNIZ$ AS SU*1 ALL RELIGI\S OR 0HUMAN0 IMPOSITIONS CEASE1 & ! DOM9ATION ( ! GOOD1 ! HI]>*Y1 COMES TO AN 5D1 BECAUSE ! UNIQUE1 ! ALTOGE!R COMMON HUMAN BE+ 7NOT ,FEU]BA*'S VIRTU\S 0COMMON MAN0.<#e.>71 IS AT ! SAME TIME ! COMPLETE HUMAN BE+4 

    ,:ILE ,/IRN] WRITES AGA9/ ! HUMAN BE+1 AT ! SAME TIME & 9 ! SAME BREA?1 HE WRITES AGA9/ ! 9HUMAN MON/]1 AS OPPOS$ TO ! HUMAN BE+2 BUT HE DOESN'T WRITE AGA9/ ! HUMAN BE+ :O IS AN 9HUMAN MON/] OR ! 9HUMAN MON/] :O IS A HUMAN BE+ -- I4E41 HE WRITES = ! UTT]LY COMMON UNIQUE1 :O IS A COMPLETE HUMAN BE+ = HIMSELF ANYH[1 BECAUSE HE IS AN 9HUMAN MON/]4 

    ,ONLY PI\S PEOPLE1 SACR$ SOCIALI/S1 ETC41 ONLY 0SA9TS0 ( EV]Y K9D PREV5T ! HUMAN BE+ FROM BE+ RECOGNIZ$ & APPRECIAT$ 9 ! HUMAN BE+4 ,!Y ALONE P>ALYZE PURE HUMAN 9T]C\RSE1 AS !Y HAVE ALWAYS LIMIT$ COMMON EGOI/IC 9T]C\RSE & /RIVE TO LIMIT IT4 ,!Y HAVE 9TRODUC$ A SACR$ 9T]C\RSE1 & :]E POSSIBLE !Y W\LD LIKE TO MAKE IT ! ,HOLY ( ,HOLIES4 

   ,ACTUALLY1 ,SZELIGA ALSO SAYS V>I\S ?+S AB\T :AT ! EGOI/ & EGOISM >E1 BUT HE HAS EXHAU/$ ! TOPIC ) HIS EXAMPLE ( ! RI* GIRL & ! NAGG+ WIFE4 ,HE DEPICTS ! EGOI/ AS HAV+ A HORROR ( WORK1 AS A MAN :O 0HOPES ?AT ROA/$ PIGEONS WILL FLY 9TO HIS M\?10 :O 0PRES]VES NO?+ WOR?Y ( ! NAME ( HOPE10 ETC4 ,BY ?IS HE MEANS A MAN :O WANTS TO LIVE COM=TABLY4 ,IF 9/EAD HE'D DEF9$ ! EGOI/ AS A SLEEPYHEAD1 IT W\LD HAVE BE5 EV5 CLE>] & SIMPL]4 

   ,JU/ AS ,SZELIGA BETRAYS ?AT HIS EGOI/ CAN ONLY BE MEASUR$ BY AN ABSOLUTE1 9S(> AS HE MEASURES HIM BY 0REAL HOPES10 ,FEU]BA*1 :O IS G5]ALLY MORE ! MA/] ( ! APPROPRIATE WORD1 REPEATS ! SAME ?+ 9 AN EV5 MORE DET]M9$ WAY1 SAY+ ( ! SELFI% P]SON 7! EGOI/7 ?AT 0HE SACRIFICES :AT IS HI<] TO :AT IS L[]02 & ( ! UNSELFI% P]SON ?AT HE 0SACRIFICES ! L[] ?+ TO ! HI<] ?+40 ,:AT IS 0HI<] & L[]08 ,ISN'T IT SOME?+ :I* IS DIRECT$ T[>D Y\ & ( :I* Y\ >E ! MEASURE8 ,IF SOME?+ WAS WOR?:ILE = Y\1 & PRECISELY = Y\ 9 ?IS MOM5T -- BECAUSE Y\ >E Y\ ONLY 9 ! MOM5T1 ONLY 9 ! MOM5T >E Y\ ACTUAL2 AS A 0UNIV]SAL Y\10 Y\ W\LD 9/EAD BE 0ANO!R0 9 EA* MOM5T -- IF IT C\NT$ = Y\ AT ?IS MOM5T AS SOME:AT 0HI<]0 ?AN SOME?+ ELSE1 Y\ W\LD NOT SACRIFICE IT TO ! LATT]4 ,RA!R1 9 EA* MOM5T1 Y\ SACRIFICE ONLY :AT 9 ?AT PRECISE MOM5T SEEMS 0L[]0 OR LESS IMPORTANT TO Y\4 ,?US1 IF ,FEU]BA*'S 0HI<] ?+0 IS SUPPOS$ TO HAVE A MEAN+1 IT HAS TO BE A HI<] ?+ SEP>ATE & FREE FROM Y\1 FROM ! MOM5T2 IT HAS TO BE AN ABSOLUTE HI<] ?+4 ,AN ABSOLUTE HI<] ?+ IS SU* ?AT Y\ >E NOT ASK$ IF IT IS ! HI<] ?+ = Y\2 RA!R IT IS ! HI<] ?+ DESPITE Y\4 ,ONLY 9 ?IS WAY CAN ONE SPEAK ( A HI<] ?+ & A 0MORE ELEVAT$ 5JOYM5T0 ?AT 0IS SACRIFIC$40 ,9 ,FEU]BA*1 SU* A 0HI<] ?+0 IS ! 5JOYM5T ( ! BELOV$ 9 CONTRA/ TO ! 5JOYM5T ( ! C\RTESAN1 OR ! LOV] 9 CONTRA/ TO ! C\RTESAN2 ! FIR/ IS HI<]1 ! SECOND L[]4 ,IF = Y\ P]HAPS ! C\RTESAN IS ! HI<] PLEASURE1 BECAUSE = Y\ 9 ! MOM5T1 %E IS ! ONLY PLEASURE Y\ DESIRE1 :AT DOES ?IS MATT] TO GREAT NOBLE HE>TS LIKE ,FEU]BA*1 :O TAKE PLEASURE ONLY 9 ! 0BELOV$0 & DECREE1 ) ! MEASURE ( !IR PURE HE>TS1 ! BELOV$ MU/ BE ! HI<] ?+6 ,ONLY ! ONE :O IS ATTA*$ TO A BELOV$1 & NOT A C\RTESAN1 0SATISFIES HIS FULL1 COMPLETE ESS5CE40 ,& 9 :AT DOES ?IS FULL1 COMPLETE ESS5CE CONSI/8  ,C]TA9LY NOT 9 Y\R ESS5CE ( ! MOM5T1 9 :AT Y\ >E RI<T N[ 9 ESS5CE1 NOR EV5 9 ! ESS5CE ?AT Y\ >E G5]ALLY1 BUT RA!R 9 ! 0HUMAN ESS5CE40 ,= ! HUMAN ESS5CE ! BELOV$ IS ! HI<E/4 -- ,SO :O IS ! EGOI/ 9 ,FEU]BA*'S S5SE8 ,! ONE :O S9S AGA9/ 0! HI<] ?+0 AGA9/ ! ABSOLUTE HI<] ?+ 7I4E41 HI<] 9 SPITE ( Y\R OPPOS+ 9T]E/71 AGA9/ ! UN9T]E/+2 ?US1 ! EGOI/ IS -- ! S9N]4 ,! SAME W\LD BE TRUE ( ,SZELIGA'S EGOI/1 IF HE HAD MORE P[] OV] HIS EXPRESSIONS4 

   ,HESS IS ! ONE :O SAYS MO/ UNEQUIVOCALLY ?AT ! EGOI/ IS ! S9N]4 ,( C\RSE1 9 SAY+ ?IS1 ,HESS ALSO CONFESSES 9 A COMPLETE & UNDISGUIS$ WAY ?AT HE HAS NOT1 EV5 DI/ANTLY1 UND]/OOD :AT ,/IRN]'S BOOK IS GETT+ AT4 ,DOESN'T ,/IRN] D5Y ?AT ! EGOI/ IS ! S9N] & ?AT CONSCI\S EGOISM 7CONSCI\S IS ! S5SE ?AT ,HESS 9T5DS IT7 IS ! CONSCI\SNESS ( S98 ,IF A ,EUROPEAN KILLS A CROCODILE1 HE ACTS AS AN EGOI/ AGA9/ CROCODILES1 BUT HE HAS NO SCRUPLES AB\T DO+ ?IS1 & HE IS NOT ACCUS$ ( 0S90 = IT4 ,IF 9/EAD AN ANCI5T ,EGYPTIAN1 :O CONSID]$ ! CROCODILE TO BE SACR$1 HAD NONE!LESS KILL$ ONE 9 SELF-DEF5SE1 HE W\LD HAVE1 9DE$1 DEF5D$ HIS SK9 AS AN EGOI/1 BUT AT ! SAME TIME1 HE W\LD HAVE COMMITT$ A S92 HIS EGOISM W\LD HAVE BE5 S91 -- HE1 ! EGOI/1 A S9N]4 -- ,FROM ?IS1 IT %\LD BE OBVI\S ?AT ! EGOI/ IS NECESS>ILY A S9N] BE=E :AT IS 0SACR$10 BE=E :AT IS 0HI<]02 IF HE ASS]TS HIS EGOISM AGA9/ ! SACR$1 ?IS IS1 AS SU*1 A S94 ,ON ! O!R H&1 ?\<1 ?AT IS ONLY A S9 9S(> AS IT IS MEASUR$ BY ! CRIT]ION ( ! 0SACR$10 & ! ONLY EGOI/ :O DRAGS ! 0CONSCI\SNESS ( S90 ALONG ) HIM IS ! ONE :O IS POSSESS$ AT ! SAME TIME BY ! CONSCI\SNESS ( ! SACR$4 ,A ,EUROPEAN :O KILLS A CROCODILE IS AW>E ( HIS EGOISM 9 DO+ ?IS1 I4E41 HE ACTS AS A CONSCI\S EGOI/2 BUT HE DOESN'T IMAG9E ?AT HIS EGOISM IS A S9 & HE LAU<S AT ! ,EGYPTIAN'S CONSCI\SNESS ( S94 

   ,AGA9/ ! 0SACR$10 ! EGOI/ IS ALWAYS A S9N]2 T[>D ! 0SACR$10 HE CAN'T BECOME ANY?+ O!R ?AN -- A CRIM9AL4 ,! SACR$ CROCODILE M>KS ! HUMAN EGOI/ AS ! HUMAN S9N]4 ,! EGOI/ CAN CA/ (F ! S9N] & ! S9 FROM HIMSELF ONLY IF HE DESECRATES ! SACR$1 JU/ AS ! ,EUROPEAN BEATS ! CROCODILE TO DEA? )\T S9 BECAUSE ,HIS ,HOL9ESS1 ! ,CROCODILE1 IS = HIM A CROCODILE )\T HOL9ESS4 

    ,HESS SAYS3 0,TODAY'S M]CANTILE WORLD IS ! CONSCI\S & BASIC M$IAT$ =M ( EGOISM1 CORRESPOND+ TO ITS ESS5CE40 ,?IS PRES5T WORLD1 :I* IS FULL ( PHILAN?ROPY1 COMPLETELY AGREES ) SOCIALISM 9 PR9CIPLE 7SEE1 = EXAMPLE1 9 ! ,GESELLS*AFTSSPIEGEL .<,SOCIETY ,MIRROR.> OR ! ,WE/PHALIS*5 ,DAMPFBOOT .<,WE/PHALIAN ,/EAMBOAT.>.<#f.>1 H[ SOCIALI/ PR9CIPLES >E COMPLETELY ! SAME AS ! 0,SUNDAY ?\<TS0 & IDEALS ( ALL GOOD CITIZ5S OR B\RGEOIS7 -- ?IS WORLD 9 :I* ! GREAT MAJORITY CAN BE BR\<T TO GIVE UP !IR ADVANTAGES 9 ! NAME (  SACR$ ?+S & :]E ! IDEALS ( BRO!RHOOD1 PHILAN?ROPY1 RI<T1 JU/ICE1 ! IDEALS ( BE+ & DO+ = O!RS1 ETC41 DON'T JU/ PASS FROM ONE P]SON TO ANO!R1 BUT >E A HORRIBLE & RU9\S S]I\SNESS -- ?IS WORLD ?AT YE>NS = TRUE HUMANITY & HOPES TO F9ALLY F9D TRUE R$EMPTION ?R\< SOCIALI/S1 COMMUNI/S1 PHILAN?ROPI/S ( EV]Y SORT -- ?IS WORLD 9 :I* SOCIALI/ 5DEAVORS >E NO?+ BUT ! OBVI\S S5SE ( ! 0%OPKEEP]'S S\L0 & >E WELL-RECEIV$ BY ALL RI<T-?9K+ PEOPLE -- ?IS WORLD :OSE PR9CIPLE IS ! 0WELF>E ( ALL PEOPLE0 & ! 0WELF>E ( HUMANITY10 & ?AT ONLY DREAMS ( ?IS WELF>E BECAUSE IT DOESN'T YET KN[ H[ IT IS SUPPOS$ TO PRODUCE ?IS WELF>E & DOES NOT YET TRU/ 9 ! SOCIALI/ ACTUALIZATION ( ITS PET IDEA -- ?IS WORLD ?AT LA%ES \T VIOL5TLY AGA9/ ALL EGOISM1 ,HESS VILIFIES AS AN 0EGOI/IC0 WORLD4 ,& YET1 HE IS RI<T4 ,BECAUSE ! WORLD IS AGITAT+ AGA9/ ! DEVIL1 ! DEVIL SITS ON ITS NECK4 ,ONLY ,HESS %\LD HAVE RECKON$ SACR$ SOCIALISM ALONG ) ?IS EGOI/IC1 S9-CONSCI\S WORLD4   

   ,HESS CALLS FREE COMPETITION ! COMPLETE =M ( MURD] ) ROBB]Y & ALSO ! COMPLETE CONSCI\SNESS ( ! MUTUAL HUMAN ALI5ATION 7I4E41 EGOISM74 ,H]E AGA91 EGOISM %\LD /ILL BE GUILTY4 ,:Y !N DID ONE DECIDE ON COMPETITION8 ,BECAUSE IT SEEM$ USEFUL TO EA* & ALL4 ,& :Y DO SOCIALI/S N[ WANT TO ABOLI% IT8 ,BECAUSE IT DOESN'T PROVIDE ! HOP$-= USEFULNESS1 BECAUSE ! MAJORITY DO BADLY FROM IT1 BECAUSE EV]YONE WANTS TO IMPROVE HIS POSITION & BECAUSE ! ABOLITION ( COMPETITION SEEMS ADVISABLE = ?IS PURPOSE4 

   ,IS EGOISM ! 0BASIC PR9CIPLE0 ( COMPETITION1 OR1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 HAV5'T EGOI/S JU/ MISCALCULAT$ AB\T ?IS8 ,DON'T !Y HAVE TO GIVE IT UP PRECISELY BECAUSE IT DOESN'T SATISFY !IR EGOISM8 

    ,PEOPLE 9TRODUC$ COMPETITION BECAUSE !Y SAW IT AS WELL-BE+ = ALL2 !Y AGRE$ UPON IT & EXP]IM5T$ COLLECTIVELY ) IT4 ,?IS ?+1 ?IS ISOLATION & SEP>ATION1 IS ITSELF A PRODUCT ( ASSOCIATION1 AGREEM5T1 %>$ CONVICTIONS1 & IT DIDN'T JU/ ISOLATE PEOPLE1 BUT ALSO CONNECT$ !M4 ,IT WAS A LEGAL /ATUS1 BUT ?IS LAW WAS A COMMON TIE1 A SOCIAL F$]ATION4 ,9 COMPETITION1 PEOPLE COME TO AGREEM5T P]HAPS 9 ! WAY ?AT HUNT]S ON A HUNT MAY F9D IT GOOD = ! HUNT & = EA* ( !IR RESPECTIVE PURPOSES TO SCATT] ?R\<\T ! =E/ & HUNT 09 ISOLATION40 ,BUT :AT IS MO/ USEFUL IS OP5 TO >GUM5T4 ,& N[1 SURE 5\<1 IT TURNS \T -- &1 BY ! WAY1 SOCIALI/S W]5'T ! FIR/ ONES TO DISCOV] IT -- ?AT 9 COMPETITION1 NOT EV]YONE F9DS HIS PR(IT1 HIS DESIR$ 0PRIVATE ADVANTAGE10 HIS VALUE1 HIS ACTUAL 9T]E/4 ,BUT ?IS COMES \T ONLY ?R\< EGOI/IC OR SELFI% CALCULATIONS4 

   ,BUT MEAN:ILE1 SOME HAVE PREP>$ !IR [N DEPICTION ( EGOISM & ?9K ( IT AS SIMPLY 0ISOLATION40 ,BUT :AT 9 ! WORLD DOES EGOISM HAVE TO DO ) ISOLATION8 ,DO ,I BECOME AN EGOI/ LIKE ?IS1 BY FLEE+ FROM PEOPLE8 ,I MAY ISOLATE MYSELF OR GET LONELY1 BUT ,I'M NOT1 = ?IS REASON1 A HAIR MORE EGOI/IC ?AN O!RS :O REMA9 AMONG PEOPLE & 5JOY CONTACT ) !M4 ,IF ,I ISOLATE MYSELF1 ?IS IS BECAUSE ,I NO LONG] F9D PLEASURE 9 SOCIETY1 BUT IF 9/EAD ,I REMA9 AMONG PEOPLE1 IT IS BECAUSE !Y /ILL (F] ME A LOT4 ,REMA9+ IS NO LESS EGOI/IC ?AN ISOLAT+ ONESELF4 

   ,( C\RSE1 9 COMPETITION EV]YONE /&S ALONE2 BUT IF COMPETITION DISAPPE>$ BECAUSE PEOPLE SEE ?AT COOP]ATION IS MORE USEFUL ?AN ISOLATION1 W\LDN'T EV]YONE /ILL BE AN EGOI/ 9 ASSOCIATION & SEEK HIS [N ADVANTAGE8 ,SOMEONE WILL OBJECT ?AT ONE SEEKS IT AT ! EXP5SE ( O!RS4 ,BUT ONE WON'T SEEK IT AT ! EXP5SE ( O!RS1 BECAUSE O!RS NO LONG] WANT TO BE SU* FOOLS AS TO LET ANYONE LIVE AT !IR EXP5SE4 

    ,BUT 0! EGOI/ IS SOMEONE :O ?9KS ONLY ( HIMSELF60 -- ,?IS W\LD BE SOMEONE :O DOESN'T KN[ & RELI% ALL ! JOYS ?AT COME FROM P>TICIPATION ) O!RS1 I4E41 FROM ?9K+ ( O!RS AS WELL1 SOMEONE :O LACK C\NTLESS PLEASURES -- ?US A POOR SORT4 ,BUT :Y %\LD ?IS DESOLATE LON] BE AN EGOI/ 9 COMP>ISON TO RI*] SORTS8 ,C]TA9LY1 = A LONG TIME1 WE W]E ABLE TO GET US$ TO CONSID]+ POV]TY A DISGRACE1 AS A CRIME1 & ! SACR$ SOCIALI/S HAVE CLE>LY PROV5 ?AT ! POOR >E TREAT$ LIKE A CRIM9ALS4 ,BUT SACR$ SOCIALI/S TREAT ?OSE :O >E 9 !IR EYES CONTEMPTIBLY POOR 9 ?IS WAY1 JU/ AS MU* AS ! B\RGEOISIE DO IT TO !IR POOR4 

    ,BUT :Y %\LD ! P]SON :O IS POOR] ) RESPECT TO A C]TA9 9T]E/ BE CALL$ MORE EGOI/IC ?AN ! ONE :O POSSESSES ?AT 9T]E/8 ,IS ! OY/] MORE EGOI/IC ?AT ! DOG2 IS ! ,MOOR MORE EGOI/IC ?AN ! ,G]MAN2 IS ! POOR1 SCORN$1 ,JEWI% JUNKMAN MORE EGOI/IC ?AN ! 5?USIA/IC SOCIALI/2 IS ! V&AL :O DE/ROYS >TWORKS = :I* HE FEELS NO?+ MORE EGOI/IC ?AN ! >T CONNOISSEUR :O TREATS ! SAME WORKS ) GREAT LOVE & C>E BECAUSE HE HAS A FEEL+ & 9T]E/ = !M8 ,& N[ IF SOMEONE -- WE LEAVE IT OP5 :E!R SU* A ONE CAN BE %[N TO EXI/ -- DOESN'T F9D ANY 0HUMAN0 9T]E/ 9 HUMAN BE+S1 IF HE DOESN'T KN[ H[ TO APPRECIATE !M AS HUMAN BE+S1 W\LDN'T HE BE A POOR] EGOI/ ) REG>D TO ?IS 9T]E/ RA!R ?AN BE+1 AS ! 5EMIES ( EGOISM CLAIM1 A MODEL ( EGOISM8 ,ONE :O LOVES A HUMAN BE+ IS RI*]1 ?ANKS TO ?IS LOVE1 ?AN ANO!R :O DOESN'T LOVE ANYONE4 ,BUT !RE IS NO DI/9CTION BETWE5 EGOISM & NON-EGOISM 9 ?IS AT ALL1 BECAUSE BO? >E ONLY PURSU+ !IR [N 9T]E/4 

    ,BUT EV]YONE %\LD HAVE AN 9T]E/ 9 HUMAN BE+S1 LOVE = HUMAN BE+S6 

    ,BUT SEE H[ F> Y\ GET ) ?IS 0%\LD10 ) ?IS LAW ( LOVE4 ,= TWO MILL5NIA ?IS COMM&M5T HAS BE5 L$ PEOPLE BY ! HE>T1 & /ILL TODAY1 SOCIALI/S COMPLA9 ?AT \R PROLET>IANS GET TREAT$ ) LESS LOVE ?AN ! SLAVES ( ! ANCI5TS1 & YET !SE SAME SOCIALI/S /ILL RAISE !IR VOICES QUITE L\DLY 9 FAVOR ( ?IS -- LAW ( LOVE4 

    ,IF Y\ WANT PEOPLE TO TAKE AN 9T]E/ 9 Y\1 DRAW IT \T ( !M & DON'T REMA9 UN9T]E/+ SACR$ BE+S HOLD+ \T Y\R SACR$ HUMANITY LIKE A SACR$ ROBE & CRY+ LIKE BEGG>S3 0,RESPECT \R HUMANITY1 ?AT IS SACR$60 

    ,EGOISM1 AS ,/IRN] USES IT1 IS NOT OPPOS$ TO LOVE NOR TO ?\<T2 IT IS NO 5EMY ( ! SWEET LIFE ( LOVE1 NOR ( DEVOTION & SACRIFICE2 IT IS NO 5EMY ( 9TIMATE W>M?1 BUT IT IS ALSO NO 5EMY ( CRITIQUE1 NOR ( SOCIALISM1 NOR1 9 %ORT1 ( ANY ACTUAL 9T]E/4 ,IT DOESN'T EXCLUDE ANY 9T]E/4 ,IT IS DIRECT$ AGA9/ ONLY DIS9T]E/$NESS & ! UN9T]E/+2 NOT AGA9/ LOVE1 BUT AGA9/ SACR$ LOVE1 NOT AGA9/ ?\<T1 BUT AGA9/ SACR$ ?\<T1 NOT AGA9/ SOCIALI/S1 BUT AGA9/ SACR$ SOCIALI/S1 ETC4 

   ,! 0EXCLUSIV5ESS0 ( ! EGOI/1 :I* SOME WANT TO PASS (F AS ISOLATION1 SEP>ATION1 LONEL9ESS1 IS ON ! CONTR>Y FULL P>TICIPATION 9 ! 9T]E/+ BY -- EXCLUSION ( ! UN9T]E/+4 

    ,NO ONE GIVES ,/IRN] CR$IT = HIS GLOBAL 9T]C\RSE & HIS UNION ( EGOI/S FROM ! L>GE/ SECTION ( HIS BOOK1 0,MY ,9T]C\RSE40 

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    ,) REG>D TO ! ?REE OPPON5TS SPECIFICALLY M5TION$ IT W\LD BE A T$I\S TASK TO GO ?R\< ALL ! TWI/$ PASSAGES ( !IR WRIT+S4 ,9 ! SAME WAY1 ,I HAVE LITTLE 9T5TION AT ?IS TIME ( MORE CLOSELY EXAM9+ ! PR9CIPLES ?AT !Y REPRES5T OR W\LD LIKE TO REPRES5T1 SPECIFICALLY ,FEU]BA*'S PHILOSOPHY1 PURE CRITIQUE & SOCIALISM4 ,EA* ( !SE DES]VES A TREATISE ( ITS [N1 = :I* ANO!R OCCASION MAY WELL BE F\ND4 ,!RE=E1 WE ADD ONLY A FEW CONSID]ATIONS4 

  

,SZELIGA 

   ,SZELIGA />TS ?IS WAY3 0,PURE CRITIQUE HAS %[N1 ETC410 AS IF ,/IRN] HADN'T SPOK5 AB\T ?IS SUBJECT 7E4G41 ON PAGE #dfi ( ,! ,UNIQUE74 ,9 ! FIR/ TWO PAGES1 ,SZELIGA PRES5TS HIMSELF AS ! 0CRITIC :OM CRITIQUE LEADS TO SIT D[N AS ONE ) ! OBJECT BE+ OBS]V$1 TO RECOGNIZE IT AS M9D BORN ( M9D1 5T] 9TO ! 9N]MO/ DEP?S ( ! ESS5CE HE IS TO FI<T1 ETC40 ,SZELIGA HASN'T 9 ! LEA/ 5T]$ 9TO ! 9N]MO/ DEP?S ( ,/IRN]'S BOOK1 AS WE'VE %[N1 & SO WE W\LD LIKE TO CONSID] HIM H]E NOT AS ! PURE CRITIC1 BUT SIMPLY AS ONE ( ! MASS :O WROTE A REVIEW ( ! BOOK4 ,WE'LL LOOK TO SEE IF ,SZELIGA DOES :AT HE W\LD HAVE CRITIQUE DO1 )\T NOT+ :E!R CRITIQUE W\LD DO ! SAME ?+1 & SO 9/EAD ( SAY+1 = EXAMPLE1 ?IS 0CRITIQUE WILL FOLL[ ! LIFE C\RSE ( ! UNIQUE10 WE WILL SAY3 0,SZELIGA WILL FOLL[1 ETC40 

  ,:5 ,SZELIGA EXPRESSES ONE ( HIS ?\<TS 9 A COMPLETELY CONCEPTUAL WAY ) ! WORD 0APE10 ONE C\LD SAY ?AT PURE CRITIQUE EXPRESSES A SIMIL> ?\<T ) A DIFF]5T WORD2 BUT WORDS >5'T 9DIFF]5T = EI!R ,SZELIGA OR CRITIQUE1 & ONE W\LD BE DO+ WRONG TO CRITIQUE IF ONE TRI$ TO IMPOSE ,SZELIGA'S 0APE0 UPON ITS ?\<T :I* MI<T BE DIFF]5TLY NUANC$3 ! APE IS ! TRUE EXPRESSION ( ?\<T ONLY = ,SZELIGA4 

    ,FROM PAGE #bd TO PAGE #c#b1 ,SZELIGA EXPRESSLY TAKES ! CAUSE ( PURE CRITIQUE4 ,BUT W\LDN'T PURE CRITIQUE P]HAPS F9D ?IS POETIC MANN] ( TAK+ ITS CAUSE QUITE AWKW>D8 

    ,WE DON'T WELCOME HIS 9VOCATION ( ! ,CRITICAL ,MUSE1 :I* IS SUPPOS$ TO HAVE 9SPIR$ OR 0GAVE RISE TO0 HIM1 & PASS OV] EV]Y?+ ?AT HE SAYS 9 PRAISE ( HIS MUSE1 EV5 0! NEW ACTION ( SELF-P]FECT+ = :I* ! UNIQUE 7I4E41 ,/IRN]1 :OM ,SZELIGA1 ,FEU]BA* & ,HESS CALL ! 0UNIQUE07 GIVES HIM ! OPPORTUNITY40 

   ,ONE CAN SEE H[ ,SZELIGA IS ABLE TO KEEP UP ) ! LIFE C\RSE ( ! UNIQUE IF ONE COMP>ES1 = EXAMPLE1 ! FIR/ P>AGRAPH ON PAGE #f ( HIS WRIT+ ) PAGES #d#f#h-#d#g#h ( ,! ,UNIQUE .<9 0,MY ,SELF-,5JOYM5T0.>4 ,SZELIGA OPPOSES ! C\RAGE ( ?9K+ TO ,/IRN]'S 0?\<TLESSNESS0.<#g.> AS IF TO A K9D ( C[>DICE4 ,BUT :Y DOESN'T HE 05T] 9TO ! 9N]MO/ DEP?S ( ! ESS5CE HE IS TO FI<T02 :Y DOESN'T HE EXAM9E :E!R ?IS ?\<TLESSNESS DOESN'T GET ALONG QUITE WELL ) ! C\RAGE ( ?9K+8 ,HE %\LD HAVE PRECISELY 0SAT D[N AS ONE ) ! OBJECT BE+ OBS]V$40 ,BUT :O C\LD EV] 5JOY SITT+ D[N AS ONE ) AN OBJECT AS DESPICABLE AS ?\<TLESSNESS4 ,! M]E NE$ TO NAME IT MAKES ONE WANT TO SPIT IT \T4 

   ,/IRN] SAYS ( PURE CRITIQUE3 0,FROM ! /&PO9T ( ?\<T1 !RE IS NO =CE AT ALL ?AT CAN BE HI<] ?AN Y\R [N1 & IT IS A PLEASURE TO SEE H[ EASILY & PLAYFULLY ?IS DRAGON DEV\RS EV]Y O!R WORM ( ?\<T.<#h.>40 ,S9CE ,SZELIGA PRES5TS ! ?+ AS IF ,/IRN] WAS ALSO ACT+ AS A CRITIC1 HE ?9KS ?AT 0! UNIQUE 7LIKE AN APE7 5TICES ! ,DRAGON -- CRITIQUE -- & SPURS IT TO DEV\R ! WORMS ( ?\<T1 />T+ ) ?OSE ( FRE$OM & UNSELFI%NESS40 ,BUT :AT CRITIQUE DOES ,/IRN] APPLY8 ,MO/ LIKELY NOT PURE CRITIQUE1 BECAUSE ?IS1 ACCORD+ TO ,SZELIGA'S [N WORDS1 ONLY FI<TS AGA9/ 0P>TICUL>0 FRE$OM AGA9/ 0TRUE0 FRE$OM1 9 ORD] TO 0$UCATE \RSELVES TO ! IDEA ( TRUE1 HUMAN FRE$OM 9 G5]AL40 ,:AT DOES ,/IRN]'S EGOI/IC1 & SO NOT AT ALL 0PURE10 CRITIQUE HAVE TO DO ) ! 0IDEA ( UNSELFI%1 TRUE1 HUMAN FRE$OM10 ) ! FRE$OM 0:I* IS NOT A FIX$ ,IDEA1 BECAUSE 7A V]Y PO9T$ REASON7 IT IS NOT FIX$ 9 ! /ATE OR 9 SOCIETY OR 9 A CRE$ OR 9 ANY O!R P>TICUL>ITY1 BUT IS RECOGNIZ$ 9 EV]Y HUMAN BE+1 9 ALL SELF-CONSCI\SNESS1 & LEAVES TO EV]YONE ! MEASURE HIS FRE$OM1 BUT AT ! SAME TIME MEASURES HIM ACCORD+ TO ITS MEASURE80 7,! IDEA ( FRE$OM1 :I* RECOGNIZES ITSELF & MEASURES EV]Y HUMAN BE+ ACCORD+ TO ! MASS1 9 :I* HE IS 9CLUD$4 ,JU/ AS ,GOD RECOGNIZES HIMSELF & MEASURES HUMAN BE+S ACCORD+ TO ! MASS1 GIV+ EA* !IR MEASURE ( FRE$OM AS HE DIVIDES !M 9TO ! UNREP5TANT & ! ELECT47 

   ,ON ! O!R H&1 ! UNIQUE 0%\LD HAVE LOOS$ ! DRAGON1 CRITIQUE1 AGA9/ ANO!R WORM ( ?\<T1 RI<T & LAW40 ,BUT AGA91 ?IS IS NOT PURE CRITIQUE1 BUT SELF-9T]E/$ CRITIQUE4 ,IF ,/IRN] PRACTIC$ PURE CRITIQUE1 !N HE W\LD HAVE TO1 AS ,SZELIGA EXPRESSES IT1 0DEM& ! R5UNCIATION ( PRIVILEGE1 ( RI<T BAS$ ON VIOL5CE1 ! R5UNCIATION ( EGOISM02 ?US1 HE W\LD HAVE TO LEAD 0TRUE1 HUMAN0 RI<T 9 ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ ?AT 0BAS$ ON VIOL5CE10 & ADMONI% PEOPLE ?AT !Y %\LD ADH]E TO ! TRUE RI<T4 ,/IRN] NEV] USES PURE CRITIQUE1 NEV] GOADS ?IS DRAGON TO DO ANY?+1 HAS NO NE$ ( IT & NEV] A*IEVES HIS RESULTS BY MEANS ( ! 0PROGRESSIVE PURITY ( CRITIQUE40 ,O!RWISE1 HE W\LD ALSO HAVE TO IMAG9E LIKE ,SZELIGA1 = EXAMPLE1 ?AT 0LOVE MU/ BE A NEW CREATION :I* CRITIQUE TRIES TO LEAD TO ! HEI<TS40 ,/IRN] DOESN'T HAVE SU* ,SZELIGIAN MAGNIFIC5CE1 AS 0TRUE FRE$OM1 ! SUPPRESSION ( EGOISM1 ! NEW CREATION ( LOVE10 9 M9D AT ALL4  

    ,AS WE SAID1 WE'LL PASS OV] ! PASSAGES 9 :I* ,SZELIGA REALLY CAMPAIGNS AGA9/ ,/IRN] = ! CAUSE ( CRITIQUE1 AS ONE W\LD HAVE TO ATTACK NE>LY EV]Y S5T5CE4 0,WORK AVOIDANCE1 LAZ9ESS1 IDLE ESS5CE1 CORRUPTION0 PLAY A P>TICUL>LY LOVELY ROLE 9 !SE PASSAGES2 BUT !N HE ALSO SPEAKS ( ! 0SCI5CE ( HUMAN BE+S0 :I* ! HUMAN BE+ MU/ CREATE FROM ! CONCEPT ( 0HUMAN BE+10 & ON PAGE #cb HE SAYS3 0,! HUMAN BE+ TO DISCOV] IS NO LONG] A CATEGORY1 & !RE=E NOT SOME?+ P>TICUL> \TSIDE ( ! HUMAN BE+40 ,IF ,SZELIGA HAD UND]/OOD ?AT S9CE ! UNIQUE IS A COMPLETELY EMPTY T]M OR CATEGORY1 IT IS !RE=E NO LONG] A CATEGORY1 HE MI<T HAVE ACKN[L$G$ IT AS 0! NAME ( ?AT :I* = HIM IS /ILL NAMELESS40 ,BUT ,I FE> HE DOESN'T KN[ :AT HE'S SAY+ :5 HE SAYS3 0NO LONG] A CATEGORY40 

    ,F9ALLY1 0! NEW ACT ( SELF-P]FECTION1 9 :I* ! UNIQUE GAVE OPPORTUNITY TO PURE CRITIQUE10 CONSI/S 9 ?IS1 ?AT 0! WORLD1 :I* ! UNIQUE COMPLETES1 HAS 9 HIM & ?R\< HIM GIV5 ITS FULLE/ D5IAL10 & ?AT 0CRITIQUE CAN ONLY BID F>EWELL TO IT1 TO ?IS OLD EXHAU/$1 %ATT]$1 CORRUPT$ WORLD40 ,SU* A C\RTE\S SELF-P]FECTION6  

,FEU]BA* 

    ,:E!R ,/IRN] HAS READ & UND]/OOD ,FEU]BA*'S ,! ,ESS5CE ( ,*RI/IANITY C\LD ONLY BE DEMON/RAT$ BY A P>TICUL> CRITIQUE ( ?AT BOOK1 :I* %\LDN'T BE SET =? H]E4 ,!RE=E1 WE'LL LIMIT \RSELVES TO A FEW PO9TS4 

    ,FEU]BA* BELIEVES ?AT HE IS SPEAK+ 9 ,/IRN]'S S5SE :5 HE SAYS3 0,?IS IS PRECISELY A SIGN ( ,FEU]BA*'S RELIGIOSITY1 ( HIS RE/RICTION1 ?AT HE IS /ILL 9FATUAT$ ) AN OBJECT1 ?AT HE /ILL WANTS SOME?+1 /ILL LOVES SOME?+ -- A SIGN ?AT HE HAS /ILL NOT RIS5 TO ! ABSOLUTE IDEALISM ( EGOISM40 ,BUT HAS ,FEU]BA* EV5 LOOK$ AT ! FOLL[+ PASSAGES FROM ,! ,UNIQUE8 0,! MEAN+ ( ! LAW ( LOVE MAY BE ?IS3 EV]Y HUMAN BE+ MU/ HAVE ,SOME?+ ?AT /&S ABOVE HIM40 7P4 #c#h#a74 ,?IS ,SOME?+ ( SACR$ LOVE IS ! SPOOK4 0,! ONE :O IS FULL ( SACR$ 7RELIGI\S1 MORAL1 HUMAN7 LOVE1 LOVES ONLY ! SPOOK1 ETC40 7P4 #c#h#c74 ,A BIT LAT]1 ON PAGES #c#h#c-#c#i#e1 = EXAMPLE3 0,IT IS NOT AS MY FEEL+ ?AT LOVE BECOMES AN OBSESSION1 BUT ?R\< ! ALI5ATION ( ! OBJECT1 ?R\< ! ABSOLUTE LOVE-WOR?Y OBJECT1 ETC40 0,MY LOVE IS MY [N :5 IT EXI/S 9 A P>TICUL> & EGOI/ 9T]E/2 CONSEQU5TLY1 ! OBJECT ( MY LOVE IS ACTUALLY MY OBJECT OR MY PROP]TY40 0,I'LL /ICK ) ! OLD LOVE SONG & LOVE MY OBJECT10 !NCE MY 0SOME?+40 

   ,:]E ,/IRN] SAYS3 0,I HAVE BAS$ MY CAUSE ON NO?+10 ,FEU]BA* MAKES IT 0! ,NO?+10 & SO CONCLUDES FROM ?IS ?AT ! EGOI/ IS A PI\S A!I/4 ,H[EV]1 ! ,NO?+ IS A DEF9ITION ( ,GOD4 ,H]E ,FEU]BA* PLAYS ) A WORD ) :I* ,SZELIGA 7ON PAGE #cc ( ! 0,NORDEUTS*E ,BLATT]07 /RUGGLES 9 A ,FEU]BA*IAN WAY4 ,FUR!RMORE1 ,FEU]BA* SAYS ON PAGE #ca ( ,! ,ESS5CE ( ,*RI/IANITY3 0,! ONLY TRUE A!I/ IS ! ONE = :OM ! ATTRIBUTES ( ! DIV9E ESS5CE1 LIKE LOVE1 WISDOM1 JU/ICE >E NO?+1 & NOT ! ONE = :OM ONLY ! SUBJECT ( !SE ATTRIBUTES IS NO?+40 ,DOESN'T ,/IRN] A*IEVE ?IS1 ESPECIALLY IF ! ,NO?+ IS NOT LOAD$ ON HIM 9 PLACE ( NO?+8 

    ,FEU]BA* ASKS3 0,H[ DOES ,FEU]BA* ALL[ 7DIV9E7 ATTRIBUTES TO REMA980 & ANSW]S3 0,NOT 9 ?IS WAY1 AS ATTRIBUTES ( ,GOD1 NO1 BUT AS ATTRIBUTES ( NATURE & HUMANITY1 AS NATURAL1 HUMAN PROP]TIES4 ,:5 !SE ATTRIBUTES >E TRANSF]R$ FROM ,GOD 9TO ! HUMAN BE+1 !Y IMM$IATELY LOSE !IR DIV9E *>ACT]40 ,/IRN] ANSW]S AGA9/ IT3 ,FEU]BA* ALL[S ! ATTRIBUTES TO EXI/ AS IDEALS -- AS ESS5TIAL DET]M9ATIONS ( ! SPECIES1 :I* >E 0IMP]FECT0 9 9DIVIDUAL HUMAN BE+S & ONLY BECOME P]FECT 09 ! MASS ( ! SPECIES10 AS ! 0ESS5TIAL P]FECTION ( P]FECT HUMAN BE+S10 ?US AS IDEALS = 9DIVIDUAL HUMAN BE+S4 ,HE DOESN'T ALL[ !M TO CONT9UE TO EXI/ AS DIV9E ATTRIBUTES1 9S(> AS HE DOESN'T ATTRIBUTE !M TO !IR SUBJECT1 ,GOD1 BUT AS HUMAN ATTRIBUTES1 9S(> AS HE 0TRANSF]S !M FROM ,GOD TO ! HUMAN BE+40 ,N[ ,/IRN] DIRECTS HIS ATTACK PRECISELY AGA9/ ! HUMAN1 & ,FEU]BA* +5U\SLY COMES BACK ) ! 0HUMAN BE+0 & MEANS ?AT IF ONLY ! ATTRIBUTES W]E MADE 0HUMAN10 OR MOV$ 9TO ! HUMAN BE+1 !Y W\LD IMM$IATELY BECOME COMPLETELY 0PR(ANE & COMMON40 ,BUT HUMAN ATTRIBUTES >E NOT AT ALL MORE COMMON & PR(ANE ?AN DIV9E ATTRIBUTES1 & ,FEU]BA* IS /ILL A LONG WAY FROM BE+ 0A TRUE A!I/0 9 ! WAY HE DEF9ES IT1 NOR DOES HE WANT TO BE ONE4 

    0,! BASIC ILLUSION10 ,FEU]BA* SAYS1 0IS ,GOD AS SUBJECT40 ,BUT ,/IRN] HAS %[N ?AT ! BASIC ILLUSION IS RA!R ! IDEA ( 0ESS5TIAL P]FECTION10 & ?AT ,FEU]BA*1 :O SUPPORTS ?IS BASIC PREJUDICE ) ALL HIS MI<T1 IS !RE=E1 PRECISELY1 A TRUE *RI/IAN4 

    0,FEU]BA* %[S10 HE CONT9UES1 0?AT ! DIV9E IS NOT DIV9E1 ,GOD IS NOT ,GOD1 BUT ONLY ! HUMAN ESS5CE LOV+ ITSELF1 AFFIRM+ ITSELF & APPRECIAT+ ITSELF TO ! HI<E/ DEGREE40 ,BUT :O IS ?IS 0HUMAN ESS5CE08 ,/IRN] HAS %[N ?AT ?IS HUMAN ESS5CE IS PRECISELY ! SPOOK ?AT IS ALSO CALL$ ! HUMAN BE+1 & ?AT Y\1 ! UNIQUE ESS5CE1 >E L$ TO SPEAK AS A ,FEU]BA*IAN BY ! ATTA*+ ( ?IS HUMAN ESS5CE TO 0SELF-AFFIRMATION40 ,! PO9T ( CONT5TION ?AT ,/IRN] RAIS$ IS ?US AGA9 COMPLETELY EVAD$4 

   0,! !ME1 ! CORE ( ,FEU]BA*'S WRIT+10 HE CONT9UES1 0IS ! ABOLITION ( ! SPLIT 9TO AN ESS5TIAL & NON-ESS5TIAL ,I -- ! DEIFICATION ( ! HUMAN BE+1 I4E41 ! POSITION+1 ! RECOGNITION ( ! :OLE HUMAN BE+ FROM HEAD TO FOOT4 ,ISN'T ! DIV9ITY ( ! 9DIVIDUAL SPECIFICALLY ANN\NC$ AT ! 5D AS ! %ATT]$ SECRET ( RELIGION80 0,! ONLY WRIT+ 9 :I* ! SLOGAN ( MOD]N TIMES1 ! P]SONALITY1 9DIVIDUALITY1 HAS CEAS$ TO BE A S5SELESS PHRASE IS PRECISELY ,! ,ESS5CE ( ,*RI/IANITY40 ,BUT :AT ! 0:OLE HUMAN BE+0 IS1 :AT ! 09DIVIDUAL1 P]SONALITY1 9DIVIDUALITY0 >E1 IS %[N 9 ! FOLL[+3 0,= ,FEU]BA*1 ! 9DIVIDUAL IS ! ABSOLUTE1 ?AT IS1 ! TRUE1 ACTUAL ESS5CE4 ,BUT :Y DOESN'T HE SAY3 ?IS EXCLUSIVE 9DIVIDUAL8 ,BECAUSE1 9 ?AT CASE1 HE W\LDN'T KN[ :AT HE WANT$ -- FROM ?AT /&PO9T1 :I* HE D5IES1 HE W\LD S9K BACK 9TO ! RELIGI\S /&PO9T40 -- ,SO 0! :OLE HUMAN BE+0 IS NOT 0?IS HUMAN BE+10 NOT ! COMMON1 CRIM9AL1 SELF-SEEK+ HUMAN BE+4 ,( C\RSE1 ,FEU]BA* W\LD FALL 9TO ! RELIGI\S /&PO9T ?AT HE REJECTS IF HE DESCRIB$ ?IS EXCLUSIVE 9DIVIDUAL AS ! 0ABSOLUTE ESS5CE40 ,BUT IT W\LDN'T BE BECAUSE HE WAS SAY+ SOME?+ AB\T ?IS 9DIVIDUAL1 BUT RA!R BECAUSE HE DESCRIBES HIM AS SOME?+ RELIGI\S 7! 0ABSOLUTE ESS5CE07 OR RA!R USES HIS RELIGI\S ATTRIBUTES = ?IS1 & SECONDLY BECAUSE HE 0SETS UP AN 9DIVIDUAL0 AS 0SACR$ & UNT\*ABLE BY ALL O!R 9DIVIDUALS40 ,?US1 ) ! WORDS CIT$ ABOVE1 NO?+ IS SAID AGA9/ ,/IRN]1 S9CE ,/IRN] DOES NOT TALK AB\T A 0SACR$ & UNT\*ABLE 9DIVIDUAL10 NOR ( AN 09COMP>ABLE & EXCLUSIVE 9DIVIDUAL ?AT IS ,GOD OR CAN BECOME ,GOD02 IT DOESN'T OCCUR TO HIM TO D5Y ?AT ! 09DIVIDUAL0 IS 0COMMUNI/40 ,9 FACT1 ,/IRN] HAS GRANT$ VALIDITY TO ! WORDS 09DIVIDUAL0 & 0P>TICUL> P]SON0 BECAUSE HE LETS !M S9K 9TO ! EXPRESSION 0UNIQUE40 ,BUT 9 DO+ SO1 HE DOES :AT HE RECOGNIZES SPECIFICALLY 9 ! P>T ( HIS BOOK 5TITL$ 0,MY ,P[]10 SAY+ ON PAGE #b#g#e3 0,9 ! 5D1 ,I /ILL HAVE TO TAKE BACK HALF ! /YLE ( EXPRESSION ?AT ,I WANT$ TO MAKE USE ( ONLY SO LONG AS1 ETC40 

    ,:5 LAT]1 AGA9/ ,/IRN]'S /ATEM5T1 0,I AM MORE ?AN A HUMAN BE+10 ,FEU]BA* RAISES ! QUE/ION3 0,>E Y\ ALSO MORE ?AN MALE810 ONE MU/ 9DE$ WRITE (F ! 5TIRE MASCUL9E POSITION4 ,HE CONT9UES LIKE ?IS3 0,IS Y\R ESS5CE OR RA!R -- S9CE ! EGOI/ SCORNS ! WORD ESS5CE1 EV5 ?\< HE USES IT -- .<,/IRN] 9S]TS3.> P]HAPS ,/IRN] ONLY CLEANSES IT ( ! DUPLICITY IT HAS1 = EXAMPLE1 9 ,FEU]BA*1 :]E IT SEEMS AS IF HE IS ACTUALLY TALK+ ( Y\ & ME :5 HE SPEAKS ( \R ESS5CE1 :]EAS 9/EAD HE IS TALK+ AB\T A COMPLETELY SUBORD9ATE ESS5CE1 NAMELY ! HUMAN ESS5CE1 :I* HE ?US MAKES 9TO SOME?+ HI<] & NOBL]4 ,9/EAD ( HAV+ Y\ 9 M9D -- ! ESS5CE1 Y\1 Y\ :O >E AN ESS5CE1 9/EAD HE CONC]NS HIMSELF ) ! HUMAN BE+ AS 0Y\R ESS5CE0 & HAS ! HUMAN BE+ 9 M9D 9/EAD ( Y\4 ,/IRN] USES ! WORD ESS5CE1 = EXAMPLE ON PAGE #e#f1 SAY+3 0,Y\1 Y\RSELF1 ) Y\R ESS5CE1 >E ( VALUE TO ME1 = Y\R ESS5CE IS NOT SOME?+ HI<]1 IT IS NOT HI<] & MORE UNIV]SAL ?AN Y\4 ,IT IS UNIQUE1 AS Y\ >E1 BECAUSE IT IS Y\40 -- .<5D ( ,/IRN]'S 9S]TION.> IS Y\R ,I NOT MASCUL9E8 ,CAN Y\ SEV] MASCUL9ITY FROM :AT IS CALL$ M9D8 ,ISN'T Y\R BRA91 ! MO/ SACR$ & ELEVAT$ ORGAN ( Y\R BODY1 DEF9ITIVELY MASCUL9E8 ,>E Y\R FEEL+S1 Y\R ?\<TS UNMANLY8 ,>E Y\ M]ELY A MALE ANIMAL1 A DOG1 AN APE1 A /ALLION8 ,:AT ELSE IS Y\R UNIQUE1 9COMP>ABLE1 & CONSEQU5TLY SEXLESS ,I1 BUT AN UNDIGE/$ RESIDUE ( ! OLD *RI/IAN SUP]NATURALISM80 

   ,IF ,/IRN] HAD SAID3 ,Y\ >E MORE ?AN A LIV+ ESS5CE OR ANIMAL1 ?IS W\LD MEAN1 Y\ >E /ILL AN ANIMAL1 BUT ANIMALITY DOES NOT EXHAU/ :AT Y\ >E4 ,9 ! SAME WAY1 HE SAYS3 0,Y\ >E MORE ?AN A HUMAN BE+1 !RE=E Y\ >E ALSO A HUMAN BE+2 Y\ >E MORE ?AN A MALE1 BUT Y\ >E ALSO A MALE2 BUT HUMANITY & MASCUL9ITY DO NOT EXPRESS Y\ EXHAU/IVELY1 & Y\ CAN !RE=E BE 9DIFF]5T TO EV]Y?+ ?AT IS HELD UP TO Y\ AS 'TRUE HUMANITY' OR 'TRUE MASCUL9ITY4' ,BUT Y\ CAN ALWAYS BE TORTUR$ & HAVE TORTUR$ Y\RSELF ) !SE PRET5TI\S DUTIES4 ,/ILL TODAY1 HOLY PEOPLE 9T5D TO GRAB HOLD ( Y\ ) !M40 ,FEU]BA* IS C]TA9LY NO M]E ANIMAL MALE1 BUT !N IS HE NO?+ MORE ?AN A HUMAN MALE8 ,DID HE WRITE ,! ,ESS5CE ( ,*RI/IANITY AS A MALE1 & DID HE REQUIRE NO?+ MORE ?AN TO BE A MALE TO WRITE ?IS BOOK8 ,9/EAD1 WASN'T ?IS UNIQUE ,FEU]BA* NE$$ = ?AT1 & C\LD EV5 ANO!R ,FEU]BA*1 ,FRI$RI*1 = EXAMPLE -- :O IS /ILL ALSO A MALE -- HAVE BR\<T IT (F8 ,S9CE HE IS ?IS UNIQUE ,FEU]BA*1 HE IS ALSO1 AT ! SAME TIME1 A HUMAN BE+1 A MALE1 A LIV+ ESS5CE1 A ,FRANCONIAN1 ETC4 ,BUT HE IS MORE ?AN ALL ?IS1 S9CE !SE ATTRIBUTES HAVE REALITY ONLY ?R\< HIS UNIQU5ESS4 ,HE IS A UNIQUE MALE1 A UNIQUE HUMAN BE+1 ETC42 9DE$1 HE IS AN 9COMP>ABLE MALE1 AN 9COMP>ABLE HUMAN BE+4 

   ,SO :AT DOES ,FEU]BA* WANT ) HIS 0CONSEQU5TLY SEXLESS ,I08 ,S9CE ,FEU]BA* IS MORE ?AN MALE1 IS HE CONSEQU5TLY SEXLESS8 ,FEU]BA*'S HOLIE/1 MO/ ELEVAT$ ORGAN IS UND\BT$LY MANLY1 DEF9ITIVELY MANLY1 & IT IS ALSO1 AMONG O!R ?+S1 ,CAUCASIAN1 ,G]MAN1 ETC4 ,BUT ALL ?IS IS ONLY TRUE1 BECAUSE IT IS A UNIQUE ?+1 A DI/9CT1 UNIQUE ?+1 AN ORGAN OR BRA9 :I* WILL NOT COME =? A SECOND TIME ANY:]E 9 ! WORLD1 H[EV] FULL ! WORLD MAY BE ( ORGANS1 ( ORGANS AS SU* OR ( ABSOLUTE ORGANS4 

   ,& IS ?IS UNIQUE ,FEU]BA* SUPPOS$ TO BE 0AN UNDIGE/$ RESIDUE ( OLD *RI/IAN SUP]NATURALISM08 

    ,FROM ?IS1 IT IS ALSO QUITE CLE> ?AT ,/IRN] DOES NOT1 AS ,FEU]BA* SAYS1 0SEP>ATE HIS ,I 9 ?\<T FROM HIS S5SIBLE1 MALE ESS5CE0 JU/ AS ! REFUTATION ,FEU]BA* MAKES ON PAGE #b ( .<,WIG&'S.> ,QU>T]LY W\LD COLLAPSE IF ,FEU]BA* DIDN'T PRES5T ! UNIQUE WRONGLY1 AS LACK+ 9DIVIDUALITY AS HE DEPICTS IT AS  SEXLESS4 

    0,TO REALIZE ! SPECIES MEANS TO ACTUALIZE AN >RANGEM5T1 A CAPACITY1 A DET]M9ATION = HUMAN NATURE G5]ALLY40 ,RA!R1 ! SPECIES IS ALREADY REALIZ$ ?R\< ?IS >RANGEM5T2 :]EAS :AT Y\ MAKE ( ?IS >RANGEM5T IS A REALIZATION ( Y\R [N4 ,Y\R H& IS FULLY REALIZ$ = ! PURPOSES ( ! SPECIES1 O!RWISE IT W\LDN'T BE A H&1 BUT P]HAPS A PAW4 ,BUT :5 Y\ TRA9 Y\R H&S1 Y\ DO NOT P]FECT !M = ! PURPOSES ( ! SPECIES1 Y\ DO NOT REALIZE ! SPECIES ?AT IS ALREADY REAL & P]FECT1 BECAUSE Y\R H& IS :AT ! SPECIES OR ! SPECIES-CONCEPT ( 0H&0 IMPLIES1 & IS ?US A P]FECT H& -- BUT Y\ MAKE ( !M :AT & H[ Y\ WANT & >E ABLE TO MAKE !M2 Y\ %APE Y\R WILL & P[] 9TO !M2 Y\ MAKE ! SPECIES H& 9TO Y\R [N1 UNIQUE1 P>TICUL> H&4 

   0,GOOD IS :AT ACCORDS ) ! HUMAN BE+1 :AT FITS IT2 BAD1 DESPICABLE1 :AT CONTRADICTS IT4 ,E?ICAL RELATION%IPS1 E4G41 M>RIAGE1 >E ?US NOT SACR$ = !IR [N SAKE1 BUT ONLY = ! SAKE ( HUMAN BE+S1 BECAUSE !Y >E RELATION%IPS BETWE5 HUMAN BE+S1 & ?US >E ! SELF-AFFIRMATION1 ! SELF-5JOYM5T ( ! HUMAN ESS5CE40 ,BUT :AT IF ONE W]E AN 9HUMAN MON/] :O DIDN'T ?9K !SE E?ICAL RELATIONS W]E FITT+ = HIM8 ,FEU]BA* WILL DEMON/RATE TO HIM ?AT !Y >E FITT+ = ! HUMAN BE+1 ! 0ACTUAL S5SUAL1 9DIVIDUAL HUMAN ESS5CE10 & SO ALSO MU/ FIT HIM4 ,?IS DEMON/RATION IS SO ?OR\< & PRACTICAL ?AT ALREADY = ?\S&S ( YE>S1 IT HAS POPULAT$ ! PRISONS ) 09HUMAN MON/]S10 I4E41 ) PEOPLE :O DID NOT F9D FITT+ = !M :AT WAS NONE!LESS FITT+ = ! 0HUMAN ESS5CE40 

    ,( C\RSE1 ,FEU]BA* IS NOT A MAT]IALI/ 7,/IRN] NEV] SAYS HE IS1 BUT ONLY SPEAKS ( HIS MAT]IALISM CLO!D ) ! PROP]TY ( IDEALISM72 HE IS NOT A MAT]IALI/1 BECAUSE1 AL?\< HE IMAG9ES ?AT HE IS TALK+ AB\T ! ACTUAL HUMAN BE+1 HE DOESN'T SAY A ?+ AB\T IT4 ,BUT HE IS ALSO NOT AN IDEALI/1 BECAUSE ?\< HE CON/ANTLY TALKS AB\T ! HUMAN ESS5CE1 AN IDEA1 HE MAKES \T ?AT HE IS TALK+ AB\T ! 0S5SUAL HUMAN ESS5CE40 ,HE CLAIMS TO BE NEI!R A MAT]IALI/ NOT AN IDEALI/1 & ,I'LL GRANT HIM ?IS4 ,BUT WE WILL ALSO GRANT :AT HE HIMSELF WANTS TO BE1 & PASSES HIMSELF (F AS1 9 ! 5D3 HE IS A 0COMMON MAN1 A COMMUNI/40 ,/IRN] HAS ALREADY SE5 HIM AS SU*1 E4G41 P #d#a#c4 

   ,AB\T ! PO9T UPON :I* ALONE ?IS ALL W\LD HANG1 NAMELY ,/IRN]'S ASS]TION ?AT ! HUMAN ESS5CE IS NOT ,FEU]BA*'S OR ,/IRN]'S OR ANY O!R P>TICUL> HUMAN BE+'S ESS5CE1 JU/ AS ! C>DS >E NOT ! ESS5CE ( ! H\SE ( C>DS2 ,FEU]BA* CIRCLES AB\T ?IS PO9T1 9DE$1 HE DOESN'T GET IT AT ALL4 ,HE /ICKS ) HIS CATEGORIES ( SPECIES & 9DIVIDUAL1 ,I & ?\1 HUMAN BE+ & HUMAN ESS5CE1 ) COMPLETE COMPLAC5CY4 

  

,HESS 

    ,HESS HAS ! 0HI/ORICAL DEVELOPM5T ( ,G]MAN PHILOSOPHY BEH9D HIM0 9 HIS PAMPHLET1 0,! ,LA/ ,PHILOSOPH]S10 BUT HAS BE=E HIM 0! DEVELOPM5T ( ! PHILOSOPH]S ,FEU]BA*1 ,BRUNO ,BAU] & ,/IRN]1 DIS5GAG$ FROM LIFE0 & KN[S FROM HIS [N DEVELOPM5T1 NOT EXACTLY DIS5GAG$ FROM LIFE1 ?AT ! DEVELOPM5T ( !SE PHILOSOPH]S 0HAD TO TURN 9TO NONS5SE40 ,BUT IS A DEVELOPM5T DIS5GAG$ FROM LIFE NOT 0NONS5SE10 & IS A DEVELOPM5T NOT DIS5GAG$ FROM LIFE NOT LIKEWISE 0NONS5SE08 ,BUT1 NO1 HE HAS S5SE1 BECAUSE HE FLATT]S ! S5SE ( ! GREAT MASSES :I* IMAG9E ?AT UND]NEA? ! PHILOSOPH] !RE IS ALWAYS ONE :O UND]/&S NO?+ ( LIFE4 

    ,HESS BEG9S ?IS WAY3 0,IT NEV] OCCURS TO ANYONE TO MA9TA9 ?AT ! A/RONOM] IS ! SOL> SY/EM ?AT HE HAS UND]/OOD4 ,BUT ! 9DIVIDUAL HUMAN BE+1 :O HAS UND]/OOD NATURE & HI/ORY1 IS SUPPOS$ TO BE ! SPECIES1 ! ALL1 ACCORD+ TO \R LA/ ,G]MAN PHILOSOPH]S40 ,BUT H[1 IF ! LATT] ALSO NEV] OCCURS TO ANYONE8 ,:O HAS EV] SAID ?AT ! 9DIVIDUAL HUMAN BE+ IS ! SPECIES BECAUSE HE HAS 0UND]/OOD0 NATURE & HI/ORY8 ,HESS HAS SAID ?IS & NO ONE ELSE4 ,HE EV5 CITES ,/IRN] AS A REF]5CE1 H]E3 0,AS ! 9DIVIDUAL IS ALL NATURE1 SO IS HE ALSO ! :OLE SPECIES40 ,BUT DID ,/IRN] SAY ?AT ! 9DIVIDUAL FIR/ HAD TO UND]/& 9 ORD] TO BE ABLE TO BE ! 5TIRE SPECIES8 ,RA!R1 ,HESS1 ?IS 9DIVIDUAL1 ACTUALLY IS ! 5TIRE 0HUMAN0 SPECIES & CAN S]VE1 ) SK9 & HAIR1 AS A S\RCE = ,/IRN]'S /ATEM5T4 ,:AT W\LD ,HESS BE IF HE W]E NOT P]FECTLY HUMAN1 IF HE LACK$ EV5 ! SMALLE/ ?+ = BE+ HUMAN8 ,HE C\LD BE ANY?+ EXCEPT A HUMAN BE+2 -- HE C\LD BE AN ANGEL1 A BEA/ OR A DEPICTION ( A HUMAN BE+1 BUT HE CAN ONLY BE A HUMAN BE+ IF HE IS A P]FECT HUMAN BE+4 ,! HUMAN BE+ CAN BE NO MORE P]FECT ?AN ,HESS IS1 !RE IS NO MORE P]FECT HUMAN BE+ ?AN -- ,HESS4 ,HESS IS ! P]FECT HUMAN BE+1 OR IF ONE WANTS TO USE ! SUP]LATIVE1 ! MO/ P]FECT HUMAN BE+4 ,EV]Y?+1 ALL ?AT BELONGS TO ! HUMAN BE+ IS 9 ,HESS4 ,NOT EV5 ! SMALLE/ CRUMB ( :AT MAKES A HUMAN BE+ HUMAN IS MISS+ 9 ,HESS4 ,( C\RSE1 ! CASE IS SIMIL> = EV]Y GOOSE1 EV]Y DOG1 EV]Y HORSE4 

    ,SO IS !RE NO HUMAN BE+ MORE P]FECT ?AN ,HESS8 ,AS A HUMAN BE+ -- NONE4 ,AS A HUMAN BE+1 ,HESS IS AS P]FECT AS -- EV]Y HUMAN BE+1 & ! HUMAN SPECIES CONTA9S NO?+ ?AT ,HESS DOES NOT CONTA92 HE C>RIES IT ALL >\ND ) HIM4 

    ,H]E IS ANO!R FACT1 ?AT ,HESS IS NOT JU/ A HUMAN BE+1 BUT AN UTT]LY UNIQUE HUMAN BE+4 ,H[EV]1 ?IS UNIQU5ESS NEV] B5EFITS ! HUMAN BE+1 BECAUSE ! HUMAN BE+ CAN NEV] BECOME MORE P]FECT ?AN IT IS4 -- ,WE DON'T WANT TO GO 9TO ?IS FUR!R1 S9CE :AT IS SAID ABOVE IS 5\< TO %[ H[ /RIK+LY ,HESS CAN F9D ,/IRN] GUILTY ( 0NONS5SE0 SIMPLY ) AN 0UND]/OOD SOL> SY/EM40 ,9 AN EV5 CLE>] WAY1 ON PAGE #aa ( HIS PAMPHLET1 ,HESS EXPOSES ,/IRN]'S 0NONS5SE0 & %\TS ) SATISFACTION3 0,?IS IS ! LOGIC ( ! NEW WISDOM60 

    ,HESS'S EXPOSITIONS ON ! DEVELOPM5T ( ,*RI/IANITY1 AS SOCIALI/ HI/ORICAL 9TUITIONS1 DON'T MATT] H]E2 HIS *>ACT]IZATION ( ,FEU]BA* & ,BRUNO ,BAU] IS UTT]LY ! SORT ?AT W\LD HAVE TO COME FROM ONE :O HAS 0LAID PHILOSOPHY ASIDE40 

    ,HE SAYS ( SOCIALISM ?AT 0IT C>RIES \T ! REALIZATION & NEGATION ( PHILOSOPHY S]I\SLY & SPEAKS NOT ONLY ( ?AT1 BUT ( PHILOSOPHY AS A M]E APPR5TICE%IP TO NEGATE & TO REALIZE 9 SOCIAL LIFE40 ,HE C\LD HAVE ALSO ADD$ ?AT SOCIALISM WANTS TO 0REALIZE0 NOT ONLY PHILOSOPHY1 BUT ALSO RELIGION & ,*RI/IANITY4 ,NO?+ EASI] ?AN ?IS1 :51 LIKE ,HESS1 ONE KN[S LIFE1 9 P>TICUL> ! MIS]Y ( LIFE4 ,:5 ! MANUFACTUR]1 ,H>DY1 9 ,! ,W&]+ ,JEW1 FALLS 9TO MIS]Y1 HE IS COMPLETELY OP5 TO ! TEA*+S ( ! ,JESUITS1 P>TICUL>LY :5 HE C\LD HE> ALL ! SAME TEA*+S1 BUT 9 A 0HUMAN10 MELODI\S =M1 FROM ! 0HUMAN0 PRIE/ ,GABRIEL4 ,GABRIEL'S LESSONS >E MORE P]NICI\S ?AN ,ROD9'S4   

   ,HESS QUOTES A PASSAGE FROM ,/IRN]'S BOOK1 PAGE #c#d#a1 & D$UCES FROM IT ?AT ,/IRN] HAS NO?+ AGA9/ 0PRACTICALLY EXI/+ EGOISM1 EXCEPT ! LACK ( CONSCI\SNESS ( EGOISM40 ,BUT ,/IRN] DOESN'T AT ALL SAY :AT ,HESS MAKES HIM SAY1 ?AT 0ALL ! ]RORS ( PRES5T DAY EGOI/S CONSI/ 9 NOT BE+ CONSCI\S ( !IR EGOISM40 ,9 ! PASSAGE CIT$1 ,/IRN] SAYS3 0,IF ONLY ! CONSCI\SNESS ( ?IS EXI/$40 ,( :AT8 ,NOT ( EGOISM1 BUT ( ! FACT ?AT GRABB+ IS NOT A S94 ,& AFT] TWI/+ ,/IRN]'S WORDS1 ,HESS D$ICATES ! 5TIRE SECOND HALF ( HIS PAMPHLET TO ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ 0CONSCI\S EGOISM40 ,/IRN] SAYS 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! PASSAGE ?AT ,HESS QUOTES3 0,ONE %\LD SIMPLY KN[ ?IS1 ?AT ! TE*NIQUE ( GRABB+ IS NOT CONTEMPTIBLE1 BUT ! CLE> ACT 9 :I* SOME EGOI/S AGREE AMONG !MSELVES TO EXPRESS !MSELVES40 ,HESS OMITS ?IS1 BECAUSE HE HAS NO MORE UND]/&+ ( EGOI/S AGREE+ AMONG !MSELVES ?AN :AT ,M>X ALREADY SAID E>LI] AB\T %OPKEEP]S & UNIV]SAL RI<TS 7= EXAMPLE 9 ! ,DEUTS*-,FRANZOSIS*5 ,JAHRBU*]N72 ,HESS REPEATS ?IS1 BUT ) NONE ( ! KE5 SKILL ( HIS PR$ECESSOR4 -- ,/IRN]'S 0CONSCI\S EGOI/0 DOESN'T M]ELY NOT ADH]E TO ! CONSCI\SNESS ( S91 BUT ALSO TO ! CONSCI\SNESS ( LAW1 OR ( UNIV]SAL HUMAN RI<TS4 

    ,HESS F9I%ES ) ,/IRN] LIKE ?IS3 0,NO1 Y\ PRECOCI\S *ILD1 ,I DON'T AT ALL CREATE & LOVE 9 ORD] TO 5JOY1 ,I LOVE FROM LOVE1 ,I CREATE FROM A CREATOR'S DESIRE1 FROM A VITAL 9/9CT1 FROM AN IMM$IATE NATURAL DESIRE4 ,:5 ,I LOVE 9 ORD] TO 5JOY1 !N ,I NOT ONLY DO NOT LOVE1 BUT ,I ALSO DO NOT 5JOY1 ETC40 ,BUT DOES ,/IRN] *ALL5GE SU* TRIVIALITIES ANY:]E8 ,DOESN'T ,HESS RA!R ATTRIBUTE 0NONS5SE0 TO HIM 9 ORD] TO BE ABLE TO CALL HIM A 0PRECOCI\S *ILD08 ,9 O!R WORDS1 0,PRECOCI\S *ILD0 IS ! F9AL JUDGM5T TO :I* ,HESS COMES1 & HE REPEATS IT 9 ! CONCLUSION4 ,?R\< SU* F9AL JUDGM5TS1 HE MANAGES TO PUT 0! HI/ORICAL DEVELOPM5T ( ,G]MAN PHILOSOPHY BEH9D HIM40  

   ,ON PAGE #a#d1 ,HESS LETS 0! SPECIES BREAK UP 9TO 9DIVIDUALS1 FAMILIES1 TRIBES1 PEOPLE1 RACES40 ,?IS DIS9TEGRATION1 HE SAYS1 0?IS ALI5ATION IS ! FIR/ =M ( ! EXI/5CE ( ! SPECIES4 ,TO COME 9TO EXI/5CE1 ! SPECIES MU/ 9DIVIDUALIZE ITSELF40 ,FROM :5CE ONLY ,HESS KN[S ALL ?AT ! SPECIES 0MU/0 DO4 0,=M ( EXI/5CE ( ! SPECIES1 ALI5ATION ( ! SPECIES1 9DIVIDUALIZATION ( ! SPECIES10 HE GETS ALL ?IS FROM ! PHILOSOPHY ?AT HE HAS PUT BEH9D HIM1 & TO TOP IT (F1 COMMITS HIS BELOV$ 0ROBB]Y ) MURD]0 9S(> AS HE 0ROBS0 ?IS1 = EXAMPLE1 FROM ,FEU]BA* & AT ! SAME TIME 0MURD]S0 EV]Y?+ 9 IT ?AT IS ACTUALLY PHILOSOPHY4 ,HE C\LD HAVE LE>N$ PRECISELY FROM ,/IRN] ?AT ! POMP\S PHRASE 0ALI5ATION ( ! SPECIES0 IS 0NONS5SE10 BUT :]E C\LD HE HAVE GOTT5 ! WEAPONS AGA9/ ,/IRN] IF NOT FROM PHILOSOPHY1 :I* HE HAS PUT BEH9D HIM1 ( C\RSE1 ?R\< A SOCIALI/ 0ROBB]Y ) MURD]0 -- 8 

    ,HESS CLOSES ! SECOND P>T ( HIS BOOK ) ! DISCOV]Y ?AT 0,/IRN]'S IDEAL IS B\RGEOIS SOCIETY1 :I* TAKES ! /ATE TO ITSELF 40 ,HEGEL HAS %[N ?AT EGOISM IS AT HOME 9 B\RGEOIS SOCIETY4 ,:OEV] HAS N[ PUT ,HEGELIAN PHILOSOPHY BEH9D HIM1 ALSO KN[S1 FROM ?IS PHILOSOPHY BEH9D HIM1 ?AT ANYONE :O 0RECOMM5DS0 EGOISM HAS HIS IDEAL 9 B\RGEOIS SOCIETY4 ,HE WILL LAT] TAKE ! OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK EXT5SIVELY AB\T B\RGEOIS SOCIETY2 !N IT WILL SEEM ?AT IT IS NO MORE ! SITE ( EGOISM ?AN ! FAMILY IS ! SITE ( SELFLESSNESS4 ,! S5SE ( B\RGEOIS SOCIETY IS RA!R ! LIFE ( COMM]CE1 A LIFE ?AT CAN BE PURSU$ BY SA9TS 9 SACR$ =MS -- AS HAPP5S ALL ! TIME TODAY -- AS BY EGOI/S 9 AN EGOI/IC =M -- AS HAPP5S N[ ONLY 9 ! ACTIVITY ( A FEW ACT+ CL&E/9ELY4 ,= ,/IRN]1 B\RGEOIS SOCIETY DOES NOT AT ALL LIE AT ! HE>T1 & HE DOESN'T AT ALL ?9K ( EXT5D+ IT SO ?AT IT 5GULFS ! /ATE & ! FAMILY4 ,SO ,HESS C\LD SUSPECT SU* A ?+ AB\T ,/IRN] ONLY BECAUSE HE CAME TO HIM ?R\< ,HEGELIAN CATEGORIES4 

   ,! SELFLESS ,HESS HAS BECOME ACCU/OM$ TO A P>TICUL>1 GA9FUL & ADVANTAGE\S PHRASE BY NOT+ REPEAT$LY ?AT ! POOR ,B]L9]S GET HOLD ( !IR WISDOM FROM ! ,RH9E1 I4E41 FROM ,HESS & ! SOCIALI/S !RE1 & ALSO FROM ,FRANCE1 BUT UN=TUNATELY ?R\< /UPIDITY1 !SE BEAUTIFUL ?+S GET RU9$4 ,SO1 = EXAMPLE1 HE SAYS3 0,REC5TLY1 !RE HAS BE5 TALK ( ! EMBODI$ 9DIVIDUAL AMONG US2 ! ACTUAL HUMAN BE+1 ! REALIZATION ( ! IDEA1 SO ?AT IT CAN BE NO SURPRISE TO US IF TID+S ( IT HAVE REA*$ ,B]L9 & !RE HAVE MOV$ C]TA9 PHILOSOPHICAL HEADS FROM !IR BLISS4 ,BUT ! PHILOSOPHICAL HEADS HAVE UND]/OOD ! ?+ PHILOSOPHICALLY40 -- ,WE HAD TO M5TION ?IS SO MU* TO SPREAD :AT IS1 = US1 A WELL-DES]V$ REPUTATION2 WE ADD ALSO ?AT ALREADY 9 ! ,RH5I% ,GAZETTE1 AL?\< NOT 9 0REC5T TIMES10 ! ACTUAL HUMAN BE+ & SIMIL> TOPICS W]E SPOK5 AB\T A LOT1 & EXCLUSIVELY BY ,RH5I% CORRESPOND5TS4 

    ,IMM$IATELY !REAFT]1 ,HESS WANTS 0TO MAKE :AT HE MEANS BY ! ACTUAL1 LIV+ HUMAN BE+ CONCEIVABLE TO PHILOSOPH]S40 ,S9CE HE WANTS TO MAKE IT CONCEIVABLE1 HE REVEALS ?AT HIS ACTUAL HUMAN BE+ IS A CONCEPT1 ?US NOT AN ACTUAL HUMAN BE+4 ,RA!R1 ,HESS HIMSELF IS AN ACTUAL HUMAN BE+1 BUT WE WANT TO GRANT HIM :AT HE MEANS BY AN ACTUAL HUMAN BE+1 S9CE ON ! ,RH9E 70AMONG US071 !Y SPEAK AB\T IT 5\<4 

   ,/IRN] SAYS3 0,IF Y\ CONSUME :AT IS SACR$1 Y\ HAVE MADE IT PROP]TY6 ,Y\ DIGE/ ! HO/ & Y\ GET RID ( IT60 ,HESS ANSW]S3 0,AS IF WE HAV5'T CONSUM$ \R SACR$ PROP]TY = A LONG TIME60 ,( C\RSE1 WE CONSUM$ PROP]TY AS A SACR$ ?+1 A SACR$ PROP]TY2 BUT WE DID NOT CONSUME ITS SACR$NESS4 ,/IRN] SAYS3 0,IF Y\ CONSUME :AT IS SACR$ 7,HESS DOESN'T TAKE ?IS ) MU* PRECISION & MAKES ,/IRN] SAY 0SACR$ PROP]TY0 9/EAD ( 0:AT IS SACR$071 Y\ MAKE IT PROP]TY1 ETC410 I4E41 SOME?+ 7DIRT1 = EXAMPLE7 ?AT Y\ CAN ?R[ AWAY4 0,REASON & LOVE >E G5]ALLY )\T REALITY10 ,HESS MAKES ,/IRN] SAY4 ,BUT DOESN'T HE SPEAK ( MY REASON1 MY LOVE8 ,9 ME !Y >E REAL1 !Y HAVE REALITY4  

  0,WE MAY NOT DEVELOP \R ESS5CE FROM ! 9SIDE \T10 ,/IRN] IS SUPPOS$ TO SAY4 ,( C\RSE1 Y\ MAY DEVELOP Y\R ESS5CE1 BUT 0\R ESS5CE10 0! HUMAN ESS5CE10 ?AT IS ANO!R ?+1 :I* ! :OLE FIR/ P>T ( ! BOOK DEALS )4 ,ANYWAY1 ,HESS AGA9 MAKES NO DI/9CTION BETWE5 Y\R ESS5CE & \R ESS5CE1 & 9 DO+ SO1 FOLL[S ,FEU]BA*4 

    ,/IRN] IS ACCUS$ ( KN[+ ONLY ! BEG9N+S ( SOCIALISM1 & EV5 !SE ONLY ?R\< HE>SAY1 O!RWISE HE W\LD HAVE TO KN[1 = EXAMPLE1 ?AT ON ! POLITICAL T]RA9 COMMUNISM HAS ALREADY BE5 DIVID$ = QUITE SOME TIME 9TO ! TWO EXTREMES ( EGOISM 79T]@&ECAP2T P]SONNEL.<#i.>7 & HUMANISM 7DEV\EM5T.<#a.>74 ,?IS CONTRA/ ?AT IS SO IMPORTANT = ,HESS1 :O MAY POSSIBLY KN[ A ?\S& MORE ?+S AB\T SOCIALISM ?AN ,/IRN]1 AL?\< ! LATT] HAS SE5 ?R\< SOCIALISM BETT]1 WAS SUBORD9AT$ BY ,/IRN]1 & C\LD ONLY HAVE SEEM$ IMPORTANT TO HIM IF HIS ?9K+ AB\T EGOISM WAS AS ?OR\<LY UNCLE> AS ?AT ( ,HESS4 

   ,! FACT ?AT ,/IRN]1 BY ! WAY1 0KN[S NO?+ ( SOCIETY0 IS SOME?+ ?AT ALL SOCIALI/ & COMMUNI/S UND]/&1 & !RE IS NO NE$ = ,HESS TO PROVE IT4 ,IF ,/IRN] HAD KN[N ANY?+ AB\T IT1 H[ C\LD HE HAVE D>$ TO WRITE AGA9/ ,Y\R ,HOL9ESS1 & :AT'S MORE1 TO WRITE SO RU?LESSLY1 9 SO MU* DETAIL6 

    ,ANYONE :O HASN'T READ ,/IRN]'S BOOK IMM$IATELY RECOGNIZES )\T QUE/ION H[ PRECISELY HE JUDG$ & H[ LITTLE HE NE$$ TO JU/IFY ! FOLL[+ JUDGM5T3 0,/IRN]'S OPPOSITION TO ! /ATE IS ! UTT]LY COMMON OPPOSITION ( ! LIB]AL B\RGEOISIES :O PUT ! BLAME ON ! /ATE :5 PEOPLE FALL 9TO POV]TY & />VE40 

    ,HESS REPRIM&S ,/IRN] LIKE ?IS3 0,OH1 UNIQUE1 Y\ >E GREAT1 ORIG9AL1 BRILLIANT6 ,BUT ,I W\LD HAVE BE5 GLAD TO SEE Y\R 'UNION ( EGOI/S'1 EV5 IF ONLY ON PAP]4 ,S9CE ?IS ISN'T GRANT$ TO ME1 ,I WILL ALL[ MYSELF TO *>ACT]IZE ! REAL CONCEPT ( Y\R UNION ( EGOI/S40 ,HE WANTS TO *>ACT]IZE ! 0CONCEPT0 ( ?IS UNION1 9DE$1 HE DOES *>ACT]IZE IT2 SAY+ AU?ORITATIVELY ?AT IT IS 0! CONCEPT ( 9TRODUC+ N[ 9 LIFE ! MO/ UNC\? =M ( EGOISM1 WILDNESS40 ,S9CE ! 0CONCEPT0 ( ?IS UNION IS :AT 9T]E/S HIM1 HE ALSO EXPLA9S ?AT HE WANTS TO SEE IT ON PAP]4 ,AS HE SEES 9 ! UNIQUE NO?+ BUT A CONCEPT1 SO NATURALLY1 ?IS UNION1 9 :I* ! UNIQUE IS ! VITAL PO9T1 ALSO HAD TO BECOME A CONCEPT = HIM4 ,BUT IF ONE REPEATS ,HESS'S [N WORDS TO HIM3 0,REC5TLY1 !RE HAS BE5 TALK ( ! UNIQUE AMONG US1 & TID+S ( IT HAVE ALSO REA*$ ,KOLN2 BUT ! PHILOSOPHICAL HEAD 9 ,KOLN HAS UND]/OOD ! ?+ PHILOSOPHICALLY10 HAS A CONCEPT BE5 PRES]V$8 

   ,BUT HE GOES FUR!R & %[S ?AT 0ALL \R HI/ORY UP TO N[ HAS BE5 NO?+ BUT ! HI/ORY ( EGOI/IC UNIONS1 :OSE FRUIT -- ANCI5T SLAV]Y1 M$IEVAL BONDAGE & MOD]N1 FUNDAM5TAL1 UNIV]SAL S]VITUDE -- >E KN[N TO US ALL40 ,FIR/ ( ALL1 H]E ,HESS PUTS 0EGOI/IC UNION0 -- BECAUSE HE NE$S TO TAKE IT 9 PRECISELY ?IS WAY6 -- 9 PLACE ( ,/IRN]'S 0UNION ( EGOI/S40 ,HIS READ]S1 :O HE WANTS TO P]SUADE -- ONE SEES 9 HIS PREFACE :AT TYPE ( PEOPLE HE HAS TO P]SUADE1 NAMELY PEOPLE :OSE WORKS1 LIKE ?OSE ( ,BRUNO ,BAU]1 D]IVE FROM AN 09CITEM5T TO REACTION10 9 O!R WORDS1 EXCEPTIONALLY SM>T & POLITICAL HEADS7 -- !SE READ]S1 ( C\RSE1 IMM$IATELY F9D IT CORRECT & BEYOND D\BT ?AT NO?+ BUT 0EGOI/IC UNIONS0 HAS EV] EXI/$4 -- ,BUT IS A UNION 9 :I* MO/ ( ?OSE 9VOLV$ >E HOODW9K$ AB\T !IR MO/ NATURAL & OBVI\S 9T]E/S1 A UNION ( EGOI/S8 ,HAVE 0EGOI/S0 COME TOGE!R :]E ONE IS ! SLAVE OR S]F ( ! O!R8 ,!RE >E1 IT'S TRUE1 EGOI/S 9 SU* A SOCIETY1 & 9 ?IS S5SE1 IT MI<T 9 SOME ASPECTS BE CALL$ AN 0EGOI/IC UNION02 BUT ! SLAVES HAVE NOT REALLY S\<T ?IS SOCIETY FROM EGOISM1 & >E 9/EAD1 9 !IR EGOI/IC HE>TS1 AGA9/ !SE LOVELY 0UNIONS10 AS ,HESS CALLS !M4 -- ,SOCIETIES 9 :I* ! NE$S ( SOME GET SATISFI$ AT ! EXP5SE ( O!RS1 9 :I*1 = EXAMPLE1 SOME CAN SATISFY !IR NE$ = RE/ ONLY BY MAK+ O!RS WORK UNTIL !Y >E EXHAU/$2 OR LEAD COM=TABLE LIVES BY MAK+ O!RS LIVE MIS]ABLY OR P]HAPS EV5 />VE2 OR LIVE ! HI< LIFE BECAUSE O!RS >E SO ADDLE-BRA9$ AS TO LIVE 9 WANT1 ETC4 -- ,HESS CALLS SU* SOCIETIES EGOI/IC UNIONS1 & S9CE HE IS FREE 0( ! SECRET POLICE ( HIS CRITICAL CONSCI5CE10 IMP>TIALLY & AGA9/ POLICE ORD]S1 HE ID5TIFIES ?IS EGOI/IC LEAGUE ( HIS ) ,/IRN]'S UNION ( EGOI/S4 ,/IRN] PROBABLY ALSO NE$S ! EXPRESSION 0EGOI/IC UNION10 BUT IT IS EXPLA9$ FIR/ ( ALL ?R\< ! 0UNION ( EGOI/S10 & SECONDLY1 IT IS EXPLA9$ CORRECTLY1 :]EAS :AT ,HESS CALL$ BY ?IS NAME IS RA!R A RELIGI\S SOCIETY1 A COMMUNITY HELD 9 SACR$ RESPECT ?R\< RI<TS1 LAWS & ALL ! =MALITIES OR C]EMONIES ( JU/ICE4 

  ,IT W\LD BE ANO!R ?+ 9DE$1 IF ,HESS WANT$ TO SEE EGOI/IC UNIONS NOT ON PAP]1 BUT 9 LIFE4 ,FAU/ F9DS HIMSELF 9 ! MID/ ( SU* A UNION :5 HE CRIES3 0,H]E ,I AM HUMAN1 H]E ,I CAN BE HUMAN0 -- ,GOE! SAYS IT 9 BLACK & :ITE4 ,IF ,HESS ATT5TIVELY OBS]V$ REAL LIFE1 TO :I* HE HOLDS SO MU*1 HE WILL SEE HUNDR$S ( SU* EGOI/IC UNIONS1 SOME PASS+ QUICKLY1 O!RS LA/+4 ,P]HAPS AT ?IS V]Y MOM5T1 SOME *ILDR5 HAVE COME TOGE!R JU/ \TSIDE HIS W9D[ 9 A FRI5DLY GAME4 ,IF HE LOOKS AT !M1 HE WILL SEE A PLAYFUL EGOI/IC UNION4 ,P]HAPS ,HESS HAS A FRI5D OR A BELOV$2 !N HE KN[S H[ ONE HE>T F9DS ANO!R1 AS !IR TWO HE>TS UNITE EGOI/ICALLY TO DELI<T 75JOY7 EA* O!R1 & H[ NO ONE 0COMES UP %ORT0 9 ?IS4 ,P]HAPS HE MEETS A FEW GOOD FRI5DS ON ! /REET & !Y ASK HIM TO ACCOMPANY !M TO A TAV]N = W9E2 DOES HE GO ALONG AS A FAVOR TO !M1 OR DOES HE 0UNITE0 ) !M BECAUSE IT PROMISES PLEASURE8 ,%\LD !Y ?ANK HIM HE>TILY = ! 0SACRIFICE10 OR DO !Y KN[ ?AT ALL TOGE!R !Y =M AN 0EGOI/IC UNION0 = A LITTLE :ILE8 

    ,TO BE SURE1 ,HESS W\LDN'T PAY ATT5TION TO !SE TRIVIAL EXAMPLES1 !Y >E SO UTT]LY PHYSICAL & VA/LY DI/9CT FROM SACR$ SOCIETY1 OR RA!R FROM ! 0FRAT]NAL1 HUMAN SOCIETY0 ( SACR$ SOCIALI/S4 

  ,HESS SAYS ( ,/IRN]3 0HE REMA9S CON/ANTLY UND] ! SECRET POLICE ( HIS CRITICAL CONSCI5CE40 ,:AT IS HE SAY+ H]E1 IF NOT ?AT :5 ,/IRN] CRITICIZES1 HE DOESN'T WANT TO GO ON A B+E ( CRITIQUE1 TO BABBLE1 BUT REALLY JU/ WANTS TO CRITICIZE8 ,HESS1 H[EV]1 W\LD LIKE TO %[ H[ RI<T HE IS 9 NOT BE+ ABLE TO F9D ANY DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ,/IRN] & ,BRUNO ,BAU]4 ,BUT HAS HE EV] G5]ALLY KN[N H[ TO F9D ANY DIFF]5CE O!R ?AN ?AT BETWE5 SACR$ SOCIALI/S & 0EGOI/IC %OPKEEP]S08 ,& IS EV5 ?IS DIFF]5CE ANY?+ MORE ?AN HI/RIONICS8 ,:AT NE$ DOES HE HAVE TO F9D A DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ,BRUNO ,BAU] & ,/IRN]1 S9CE CRITIQUE IS UND\BT$LY -- CRITIQUE8 ,:Y1 ONE MI<T ASK1 DOES ,HESS HAVE TO CONC]N HIMSELF ) SU* /RANGE BIRDS1 9 :OM1 ONLY ) GREAT DIFFICULT1 WILL HE EV] F9D S5SE EXCEPT BY ATTRIBUT+ HIS [N S5SETO !M1 AS HE DID 9 HIS PAMPHLET1 & :O1 !RE=E1 7AS HE SAYS 9 HIS PREFACE7 0HAD TO TURN 9TO NONS5SE0 -- :Y S9CE HE HAS SU* A WIDE HUMAN FIELD ( ! MO/ HUMAN ACTION BE=E HIM8 

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.<#f.>@5 ,TWO SOCIALI/_/LEFT DEMOCRATIC PUBLICATIONS ( ! TIME4 ,MOSES ,HESS PUBLI%$ ! FIR/ O,F !SE4 

.<#g.>@5 ,OR 0M9DLESSNESS10 GIV+ FUR!R EVID5CE ( ,/IRN]'S FAMILI>ITY ) EA/]N PHILOSOPHY4 ,H[EV]1 9 CONTEXT1 0?\<TLESSNESS0 WORKS BETT] H]E4 -- TRANSLATOR 

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