...life than with the demands of physical life? All man's pleasure in acting, moving and exerting himself implies the sense that his efforts are not in vain...or — which is the same thing — when his goal is inanity. Since the distance between us and it is always the same, whatever road we take, we might as...

...tollendam sed ad irritandam famem quaeri et inventae sunt mille conditurae." Cf. Sallust, Catilina 13. 23 "One does not advance when one walks toward no goal,...which is the same thing — when his goal is infinity" (Emile Durkheim, Suicide, trans. Spauling and Simpson [New York, 1951], p. 248). Durkheim's discussion...

...Inextinguishable thirst is constantly renewed torture. All man's pleasure in acting, moving and exerting himself implies the sense that his efforts are not in vain...which is the same thing when his goal is infinity. Since the distance between us and it is always the same, whatever road we take, we might as well have...

...unrealized and unrealizable aspirations, for all man's pleasure in acting, moving, and exerting himself implies the sense that his efforts are not in vain...which is the same thing — when his goal is infinity. (Suicide 248) If society supplies no meaningful goals and viable ways to reach them, individuals may...

...life than with the demands of physical life? All man's pleasure in acting. moving and exerting himself implies the sense that his efforts are not in vain...which is the same thing — when his goal is infinity. Since the distance between us and it is always the same. whatever road we take. we might as well have...