Martin Butler's Negative Philosophy

Martin Butler's Negative Philosophy

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Martin Butler's Negative Philosophy
Martin Butler's Negative Philosophy
The Joy of Disdain

The Joy of Disdain

The one blessing that comes from the wilderness is that it teaches us disdain.

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I am filled with the joy of disdain. Everything qualifies as an object of disdain; my emotions, thoughts, sensations, you, the weather, all phenomena. A few sterile definitions might help:

a feeling of strong dislike or disapproval of someone or something you think does not deserve respect - Merriam Webster

to treat as beneath one's notice or dignity - Me…

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