Fatalism is active will disguised while in a weak position
Evidence
Where risk is known to be risk, it is experienced differently from circumstances in which notions of fortuna prevail. To recognise the existence of a risk or set of risks is to accept not just the possibility that things might go wrong, but that this possibility cannot be eliminated. The phenomenology of such a situation is part of the cultural experience of modernity in general, discussed in more detail below. Even where the hold of traditional religion becomes relaxed, however, conceptions of fate do not wholly disappear. Precisely where risks are greatest—either in terms of the perceived probability that an unwelcome happening will occur or in terms of the devastating consequences that ensue if a given event goes awry—fortuna tends to return. — Anthony Giddens, The Consequences of Modernity, 264 (
#expands, via linked claim)
The third means of escape is through strength and energy of character. … Only men of strong and unswerving character act thus. — Leo Tolstoy, A Confession, 102 (
#exemplifies, via linked claim)
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Where risk is greatest, fatalism paradoxically returns — Anthony Giddens, The Consequences of Modernity, 264; Individuals with strong character may choose to end their lives. — Leo Tolstoy, A Confession, 102; A will cannot act on a fully determined psychic process
Related
- Where risk is greatest, fatalism paradoxically returns (similarity 0.83)
- Individuals with strong character may choose to end their lives. (similarity 0.81)
Broader Connections
- Where risk is greatest, fatalism paradoxically returns
#expands(0.80) — Anthony Giddens, The Consequences of Modernity, 264 - Individuals with strong character may choose to end their lives.
#exemplifies(0.72) — Leo Tolstoy, A Confession, 102