In short, we are hardly so independent as modern…

In short, we are hardly so independent as modern Westerners sometimes imagine us to be. Rather, we are constituted by the tra-ditions we live in and by the relationships that gave (and give) us life. Therefore, how we live is not arbitrary at all.

— from True North (Ethics, Integrity, Truth, Values)

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