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Human, All Too Human, Part 108 summary

Part 108 of 152 · 2 min to read the part

In 108, the argument distinguishes removing the cause of an evil from changing how people feel about it through religion, art, or metaphysical philosophy. It claims that declining reliance on such relief encourages efforts to eliminate evil itself, reducing both material for tragedy and the priests’ role in soothing suffering.

What happens

  1. The argument presents two responses to evil: removing its cause or changing its emotional effect.
  2. Religion, art, and metaphysical philosophy change feelings by reinterpreting suffering or awakening pleasure in pain.
  3. Justifying suffering makes people less inclined to investigate and remove its causes.
  4. As religious and artistic numbing declines, people pursue the removal of evil, narrowing the roles of tragic poets and priests.

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