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We seldom question the assumption that a mutually satisfying relationship between human beings is possible. This expectation seems mataphysically and morally grounded in our traditional view of man. When there is a failure in communication, or when people inflict harm on one another, we look for an explanation either in some wilful perversion, or in ignorance, or in unfortunate circumstances. The basic assumption is that a mutual accommodation of interests and desires is possible. Normally and normatively human nature is geared toward harmony and fulfilment.
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© 1982 Konstantin Kolenda
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Kolenda, K. (1982). Freedom Frustrated: Sartre’s No Exit. In: Philosophy in Literature. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-05961-4_8
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