Maggie Nelson Quotes
181. Pharmakon Means Drug, But As Jacques Derrida And Others Have Pointed Out, The Word In Greek Famously Refuses To Designate Whether Poison Or Cure. It Holds Both In The Bowl. In The Dialogues Plato Uses The Word To Refer To Everything From An Illness, Its Cause, Its Cure, A Recipe, A Charm, A Substance, A Spell, Artificial Color, And Paint.
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