>>935862128
I wouldn't want to deny the universe but I will say the only Tolstoy I've tried to read was Anna Karenina and I made about as much progress on that as I did on the Iliad.
>>935862026
Well bear in mind that I'm only halfway through, but so far, nothing. He intentionally increases his own suffering as an act of defiance against the world. He also suggests that in a hypothetical utopian society where all needs were met, there would still be wanting. In this framework wanting isn't about rationally fulfilling needs, but rather about preserving one's sense of freedom.