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What Is Property? · Character

Pascal

Philosopher and mathematician cited on human nature.

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First appearance: what is property

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Mentioned alongside Newton as a recipient of revealed truth.
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  • Broad intellectual and political spectrum
  • Moral and legal authorities

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

This passage marks the dramatic climax because it reveals the terrifying logical endpoint of property's tyrann…

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