Contact with unreason is most neurotic for a reason-armed man
Evidence
The psychoanalysts say that nothing is more traumatizing for the young child than his encounters with what is rational. I would personally say that for a man whose only weapon is reason there is nothing more neurotic than contact with unreason. — Frantz Fanon, Constance Farrington, Black skin, white masks, 428 (
#corroborates, via linked claim)
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: For a reason-dependent man, encountering pure unreason is the most neurotic experience; Contact with a Jew can trigger tactile delirium and compulsions to wash; For a reason-armed man, contact with unreason provokes the deepest neurosis. — Frantz Fanon, Constance Farrington, Black skin, white masks, 428
Related
- For a reason-dependent man, encountering pure unreason is the most neurotic experience (similarity 0.97)
- For a reason-armed man, contact with unreason provokes the deepest neurosis. (similarity 0.95)
Broader Connections
- For a reason-armed man, contact with unreason provokes the deepest neurosis.
#corroborates(0.95) — Frantz Fanon, Constance Farrington, Black skin, white masks, 428