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what he is, statically he is what he is not. This means that when he breaks out
of his positivity which is already in the state of self-negation, he reaches the
totality only through the de-totalizing form . And this is alienation . And the
value?
It
is a deepening of this non-totality which is the movement of total–
izing negativity . And this is the revolution , yes , this is the revolution!) QED .
Each of these versions has merits of its own . The first is very ingenious ,
the second very scientific, the third and fourth very revolutionary , and the
fifth very profound. My version has none of these merits , alas .
LESZEK KOLAKOWSKI
