[b]C.G. Jung
The mass State has no intention of promoting mutual understanding and the relationship of man to man; it strives, rather, for atomization, for the psychic isolation of the individual.[/b]
Think of the citizens here as, say, idiots.
If I want to understand an individual human being, I must lay aside all scientific knowledge of the average man and discard all theories in order to adopt a completely new and unprejudiced attitude. I can only approach the task of understanding with a free and open mind, whereas knowledge of man, or insight into human character, presupposes all sorts of knowledge about mankind in general.
It’s a miracle that most of us can make it through the day.
One cannot live from anything except what one is.
Or is this just a typo?
Too much of the animal disfigures the civilized human being, too much culture makes a sick animal.
Thank god for Artistotle’s golden mean, right?
Indeed, I do not forget that my voice is but one voice, my experience a mere drop in the sea, my knowledge no greater than the visual field in a microscope, my mind’s eye a mirror that reflects a small corner of the world, and my ideas–a subjective confession.
Right, like he was no different than the rest of us.
The word “belief” is a difficult thing for me. I don’t believe. I must have a reason for a certain hypothesis. Either I know a thing, and then I know it — I don’t need to believe it.
Do you believe this?