Chapter 230
When Levin asks what he is and what he lives for he finds no answer...
When Levin thought what he was and what he was living for, he could find no answer to the questions and was reduced to despair, but he left off questioning himself about it. It seemed as though he knew both what he was and for what he was living, for he acted and lived resolutely and without hesitation. Indeed, in these latter days he was far more decided and unhesitating in life than he had ever been. When he went back to the country at the beginning of June, he went back also to his usual pursuits. The management of…
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Critical Thinking Exercise
Pair Must And Must Not
From Pyotr loan and rent examples, list Levin's inner judge rules.
Consider:
- •Include infallible judge
- •Include reasoning brought doubt
- •Include no meaning at all
Journaling Prompt
Write about a time action was clear when explanation was not.
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