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I'm certainly out of practice reading more (for lack of a better work) "philosophical" essays like this, but I'm having a hard time understanding the author's p
by content_sesh 6y ago
I'm certainly out of practice reading more (for lack of a better work) "philosophical" essays like this, but I'm having a hard time understanding the author's point in the last 4 paragraphs. Presumably that is the conclusion, but it seems to just waffle around. It almost makes a good point about the need for collective action alongside abstract beliefs and individual convictions when confronting an unjust society. But then it just seems to end with "neither side has the answer, so maybe better things aren't possible?"
But I'd be happy to hear someone disagree with me on this
- projektfu 6y agoThe conclusion, to me, is that a comparison can be made between Thoreau’s isolation and the isolation of the pandemic; his support for radical, violent individual action and the appearance of radical, sometimes violent movements during this time.