Desiring evil for its own sake tries and fails to objectify God.

Evidence

Both priestess and idol, the narcissist crowned with glory hovers in the heart of eternity, and on the other side of the clouds kneeling creatures worship her: she is God contemplating himself. “I love myself, I am my God!” said Mme Mejerowsky. To become God is to realize the impossible synthesis of the in-itself and for-itself: the moments an individual thinks he has succeeded are special times of joy, exaltation, and plenitude. — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 1793 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Narcissism attempts the impossible in-itself for-itself synthesis that defines divinity — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 1793

Broader Connections

• Narcissism attempts the impossible in-itself for-itself synthesis that defines divinity #expands (0.82) — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 1793