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Trying to resist press and politically driven public opinion and to think independently and optimistically. It seems to me half the world has gone mad and cruel.
From Are You an Illusion ? By Mary Midgley
“…That it is a bad thing to be tortured or starved, humiliated or hurt, is not an opinion, it is a fact…That it is better for people to be loved and attended to, rather than hated or neglected, is again a fact, not a matter of opinion.”
(Warnock 1967: 60)
“…That it is a bad thing to be tortured or starved, humiliated or hurt, is not an opinion, it is a fact…That it is better for people to be loved and attended to, rather than hated or neglected, is again a fact, not a matter of opinion.”
(Warnock 1967: 60)
June 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
From Are You an Illusion ? By Mary Midgley
“…That it is a bad thing to be tortured or starved, humiliated or hurt, is not an opinion, it is a fact…That it is better for people to be loved and attended to, rather than hated or neglected, is again a fact, not a matter of opinion.”
(Warnock 1967: 60)
“…That it is a bad thing to be tortured or starved, humiliated or hurt, is not an opinion, it is a fact…That it is better for people to be loved and attended to, rather than hated or neglected, is again a fact, not a matter of opinion.”
(Warnock 1967: 60)