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Experiment in Altruism
Margaret Pollock Sherwood
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Sozialwissenschaften, Recht, Wirtschaft / Sozialwissenschaften allgemein
Beschreibung
Excerpt: "e;"e;When Tantalus,"e; said Janet, "e;was standing in the water that he could not reach, and was dying of thirst, a Philosopher came by. 'Don't you understand,' said the Philosopher, 'that what you want is water?'"e; "e;What do you mean by that?"e; I asked, turning to look at the girl's face. Her colour was shifting quickly in the cool October air. "e;I mean,"e; she answered, with her lips curling into her wickedest smile, "e;that I have been talking with my cousin Paul. He explained, with an air of giving information, that what I need is faith."e; "e;Your cousin Paul,"e; growled the Doctor, "e;has a most remarkable way of discovering what the rest of us have always known."e; "e;Did you always know that?"e; asked the girl. "e;I had an idea that you thought I needed a tonic."e; "e;There's the 'brotherhood of man,'"e; the Doctor went on. "e;Your cousin Paul thinks that he has discovered or invented the 'brotherhood of man.'"e; "e;Don't you mean,"e; I suggested, "e;that he discovers and acts upon what the rest of us have always known without letting it make any particular difference?"e; "e;I cannot see that he is trying any harder than the rest of us to find out how to treat his neighbour,"e; said the Doctor. "e;Living in the slums is as comfortable nowadays as living anywhere else. At least, it is at Barnet House. That has as good appointments as any house in the city."e; "e;Good plumbing isn't quite everything,"e; I ventured to say."e;
