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Full Idea
Truth is sought not because it is truth but because it is good.
Gist of Idea
We seek truth only because it is good
Source
Simone Weil (Gravity and Grace (9 extracts) [1943], p.233)
Book Ref
Weil,Simone: 'An Anthology' [Penguin 1986], p.233
A Reaction
A perfect instance of modern platonism. A few weird people seem to enjoy lying. Personally I cannot find enough content in the word 'good' in such claims.
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