In silence, an act is an act is an act. Verbalized and discussed, it becomes an ethical problem.
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When a father inquired about the best method of educating his son in ethical conduct, a Pythagorean replied: “Make him a citizen of a state with good laws.
Education is the art of making man ethical.
The Ethical can therefore end up making us irresponsible.
The ethical expression for what Abraham did is that he meant to murder Isaac; the religious expression is that he meant to sacrifice Isaac — but precisely in this contradiction is the anxiety that can make a person sleepless, and yet without this anxiety Abraham is not who he is.
