Quote#Self
Disinterestedness is as great a puzzle and paradox as ever. Indeed,…
Quote byAlexander Bain · 1818–1903
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Alexander Bain, On the Study of Character, including an estimate of phrenology, 1861, p. 292..
English (original)
Disinterestedness is as great a puzzle and paradox as ever. Indeed, strictly speaking, it is a species of irrationality, or insanity, as regards the individual’s self; a contradiction of the most essential nature of a sentient being, which is to move to pleasure and from pain
— Alexander Bain
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