Am I a trembling beast, or do I have the Right? – the main question for one of Dostojewski’s characters. The conflict between social limits and a “thinking individual” is everlasting.
Social and moral bounds are set by and for a “median” society member, so does an above-average individual have a Right to outrage them? It seems that any revolutionary development (in science, in society, in art) is impossible without going out of these limits. But how can you know that going out will lead to progress, and not only to pain and crucifixion for others? And - even more important - how can you be sure, that you are this above-average and not just a trembling beast?
1 comment:
either way.
try to be sure and go to the top, if not in the real world at least in an arrogant dream.
intransigence makes me remember that my feet are on the ground.
a good way to know whether you're above average is comparing with others; alas, there will always be someone above your own average.
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