"La salvaguardia della libertà delle nazioni non è la filosofia nè la ragione, come ora si pretende che queste debbano rigenerare le cose pubbliche, ma le virtù, le illusioni, l’entusiasmo, in somma la natura, dalla quale siamo lontanissimi." Giacomo Leopardi (1820).
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Wise Words about Human Ethics
Here are some excellent reflections on morality (specifically sexuality, but as the author points out, sex is not really special).
On the contrary, I think I went to go to great pains to explain that sex is extremely special; just not a special case.
ReplyDeleteThat said, thank you for the compliment.
Good catch, as usual! And you are welcome.
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