> at its centre -- in its essence This desire is precisely what leads Faust to become so frustrated with the limits of human knowledge that he makes an ill-adv

> at its centre -- in its essence This desire is precisely what leads Faust to become so frustrated with the limits of human knowledge that he makes an ill-advised bet with (more or less) the Devil, trading an option on his immortal soul for the keys to that essence. In Goethe's Faust anyway: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goethe%27s_Faust https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goethe%27s_Faust