William H. Shannon Quotes

Collectivity, On The Other Hand, Is The Place Of What The Seventeenth-century French Philosopher Blaise Pascal Calls "divertissement," An Untranslatable Word Which Roughly Means "distraction" Or "diversion": It Is The Escape From Life's Problems, And Also Its Invitations, Into Activities That In Ultimate Terms Are Meaningless. It Is A Constant Turning To Superficial Actions As A Way To Avoid Facing The True Realities Of Human Life. The Soap Operas And Situation Comedies Easily Become An Addiction. They Take The Place Of The "bread And Circuses" Of Ancient Rome. There Was Plenty Wrong With Roman Society And The Roman Emperors Offered The Diversion Of Food And Entertainment To Make People Forget The Banality And Meaninglessness Of The Lives They Lived. Our Society Does Much The Same And Has Ever So Much More In The Way Of Sophisticated Tools For Doing So.

William H. Shannon Quotes: Collectivity, On The Other Hand, Is The Place Of What The Seventeenth-century French Philosopher Blaise Pascal Calls Divertissement, An Untranslatable

William H. Shannon Quotes: Collectivity, On The Other Hand, Is The Place Of What The Seventeenth-century French Philosopher Blaise Pascal Calls Divertissement, An Untranslatable

William H. Shannon Quotes: Collectivity, On The Other Hand, Is The Place Of What The Seventeenth-century French Philosopher Blaise Pascal Calls Divertissement, An Untranslatable

William H. Shannon Quotes: Collectivity, On The Other Hand, Is The Place Of What The Seventeenth-century French Philosopher Blaise Pascal Calls Divertissement, An Untranslatable

William H. Shannon Quotes: Collectivity, On The Other Hand, Is The Place Of What The Seventeenth-century French Philosopher Blaise Pascal Calls Divertissement, An Untranslatable

William H. Shannon Quotes: Collectivity, On The Other Hand, Is The Place Of What The Seventeenth-century French Philosopher Blaise Pascal Calls Divertissement, An Untranslatable

William H. Shannon Quotes: Collectivity, On The Other Hand, Is The Place Of What The Seventeenth-century French Philosopher Blaise Pascal Calls Divertissement, An Untranslatable

William H. Shannon Quotes: Collectivity, On The Other Hand, Is The Place Of What The Seventeenth-century French Philosopher Blaise Pascal Calls Divertissement, An Untranslatable

William H. Shannon Quotes: Collectivity, On The Other Hand, Is The Place Of What The Seventeenth-century French Philosopher Blaise Pascal Calls Divertissement, An Untranslatable

William H. Shannon Quotes: Collectivity, On The Other Hand, Is The Place Of What The Seventeenth-century French Philosopher Blaise Pascal Calls Divertissement, An Untranslatable

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