It does not justify the inference that I shall find what I most truly desire in the desire of another.
Harold J. Laski: “It does not justify the inference that I shall find what I most truly desire in the desire of another.”
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Harold J. Laski
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Laski argues that one's true desires cannot be solely derived from others' desires.
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