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“Are we, then, insane because we have not gone mad?”

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This book delves into the enigmatic world of sleepwalking, examining its psychological and philosophical implications through a narrative that intertwines the personal experiences of its characters with broader themes of human consciousness and the nature of reality. more

Author

Hermann Broch

Hermann Broch (November 1, 1886 - May 30, 1951) was an Austrian writer, one of the most important novelists of the 20th century, known for his profound psychological descriptions and complex narrative structures. more

“The man who is thus outside the confines of every value-combination, and has become the exclusive representative of an individual value, is metaphysically an outcast, for his autonomy presupposes the resolution and disintegration of all system into its individual elements; such a man is liberated from values and from style, and can be influenced only by the irrational.”

Men Values Individual Style He Man Elements Combination Resolution Representatives Irrational Autonomy Exclusive Liberated Outcast Disintegration

Book:The Sleepwalkers

Source: The Sleepwalkers

“Were one merely to seek information, one should inquire of the man who hates, but if one wishes to know what truly is, one better ask the one who loves”

Ifs Knows Men Should Hate Asks Wish Information He Man

Author:Hermann Broch

“One who hates is a man holding a magnifying-glass, and when he hates someone, he knows precisely that person's surface, from the soles of his feet all the way up to each hair on the hated head”

Knows Men Way Persons Hate Feet Hair Glasses Surface Hated Holding On Magnifying Magnifying Glass

Author:Hermann Broch

“In theory we understand people, but in practice we can't put up with them, I thought, deal with them for the most part reluctantly and always treat them from our point of view. We should observe and treat people not from our point of view but from all angles, I thought, associate with them in such a way that we can say we associate with them so to speak in a completely unbiased way, which however isn't possible, since we actually are always biased against everybody.”

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