“Every binary split creates a temptation to merely reverse its terms, to elevate what has been devalued and denigrate what has been overvalued.”
From volume VIII of the file · Book · 20th century
Themes: wisdom & folly
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“As I have said elsewhere, a theory or a politics that cannot cope with contradiction, that denies the irrational, that tries to sanitize the erotic, fantastic components of human life cannot visualize an authentic end to domination, but only vacate the field.”