For reason, on the one hand, signifies the idea of a free, human social life. On the other hand, reason is the court of judgment of calculation, the instrument of domination, and the means for the greatest exploitation of nature.
Kathy AckerAbout author
- Author's profession: Activist
- Nationality: american
- Born: April 18, 1947
- Died: November 30, 1997
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