“Indeed, the very first acknowledgment (as far as I am aware) of the attraction of mutilated bodies occurs in a founding description of mental conflict. It is a passage in The Republic, Book IV, where Plato’s Socrates describes how our reason may be overwhelmed by an unworthy desire, which drives the self to become angry with a part of its nature.” FirstsMayBookSelfReasonBodyDesireConflictAngryAttractionDescriptionRepublicPassagesPlatoFoundingOverwhelmedUnworthyAcknowledgmentPlato S Book:Regarding the Pain of Others Source: Regarding the Pain of Others
“It has been my experience that the better a man you are, the more folks there are who resent you for it, and find occasion to get angry at you no matter how kindly meant your deeds may be.” MenMayHas BeensMatterAngryFolksDeedsOccasionsResentResent You Book:Alvin Journeyman: Tales of Alvin Maker Source: Alvin Journeyman: Tales of Alvin Maker