The pseudonym "Philo Vaihinger" has been abandoned. All posts have been and are written by me, Joseph Auclair.

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

A subtle moralist

Blifil is worse than a mere scoundrel.

He is a vicious illustration of the harm one can do having "the satisfaction of conveying a lie without actually telling one."

Tom Jones,  Bk 7, Ch 6.

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