GR translation: extrahuman anxieties
David Payne
dpayne1912 at hotmail.com
Fri Nov 2 15:19:10 CDT 2012
I agree and I think that the standard definition of "extrahuman" applies: "outside the human race, or the conditions of human life" (OED online).
In this case, bureaucracy is simply "the desires of individual men," i.e., it's just human, not extrahuman.
Contrast this with the possibility that Nature has some extrahuman "life force."
On Fri, 2 Nov 2012 08:32:18 -0500, Dave Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
In this context, knowing the nature of bureaucratic power, that is: "that if there is a
life force operating in Nature, still there is nothing so analogous in a bureaucracy. Nothing so mystical." "Extrahuman anxieties" would be belief in mystical causes, like "just" or "unjust."
On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 4:46 AM, Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com> wrote:
P231.14-25 They stare at each other. One is lying, or bluffing, or both are, or all of the above. But whatever it is Pointsman has a slight advantage. By facing squarely the extinction of his program, he has gained a great bit of Wisdom: that if there is a
life force operating in Nature, still there is nothing so analogous in a bureaucracy. Nothing so mystical. It all conies down, as it must, to the desires of individual men. Oh, and women too of course, bless their empty little heads. But survival depends on having strong enough desires—on knowing the System better than the other chap, and how to use it. It’s work, that’s all it is, and there’s no room for
any extrahuman anxieties—they only weaken, ef-feminize the will: a man either indulges them, or fights to win, und so weiter. “I do wish ICI would finance part of this,” Pointsman smiles.
What is the meaning of "extrahuman"?
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