Améry's Duress

If truth hurts, this is no doubt because it is often enough forced on us. And the question as to whether the reception of “nice,” “easy” truths is similarly an outcome of coercion negates itself in its very formulation—we do not ask “why are things the way they are?” from a feeling of comfort; the p...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jeffrey Bernstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2017-02-01
Series:Journal of French and Francophone Philosophy
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Online Access:http://jffp.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/jffp/article/view/795