“The judgment that human life is worth living, or rather can and ought to be made worth living, ... underlies all intellectual effort; it is the a priori of social theory, and its rejection (which is perfectly logical) rejects theory itself.” HumansMadeLife IsSocialEffortTheoryOughtJudgmentIntellectualHuman LifeRejectionRejectsLogicalWorth LivingLife Is Worth LivingSocial Theory Book:One-Dimensional Man: Studies in the Ideology of Advanced Industrial Society Source: One-Dimensional Man: Studies in the Ideology of Advanced Industrial Society
“In life nothing is taken to its ultimate conclusion, life is a half-way house, a place of obligatory compromise; and, in dealing in logical conclusions, a man steps out of life -- or so it would be quite legitimate to argue.” MenWayWould BeLife IsHouseHalfStepsTakenUltimateArguingConclusionCompromiseLogicalHalf Way Author:Wyndham Lewis