A place of horror (Murdoch)
That this world is a place of horror must affect every serious artist and thinker, darkening his reflection, ruining his system, sometimes actually driving him mad.
Iris Murdoch, The Black Prince
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Under most regimes, the virtues of a good citizen and those of a good man will differ because actual regimes tend to exalt forms of life that are partial and incomplete, whereas the good man pursues the best life, which requires the harmonious exercise of the full range of virtues.
—Peter Berkowitz
—Peter Berkowitz
Wednesday, September 30, 2020
