AI Roundtable Open Poll · 1 models
In Samuel Johnson's Rasselas there's a quote that goes "Nothing [...] will ever be attempted, if all possible objections must be first overcome." This is a great example of acting despite obstacles and objections, of decisive action. I want a truly exhaustive list of works which have that quote at their core: decisive action. Works that have more quotes and passages like the one from Rasselas. Give me an exhaustive list of works. We will exclude self-help, pop-science, pop-psychology and overtly religious texts. Focus on non-mainstream and lesser-known works (full works, not just a poem or an essay). Focus on works that function as exhortations, as the cure for the paralysis to act.
Answer: Overcome paralysis with Maurice Blondel's L'Action, Fichte's The Vocation of Man, and Carlyle's Sartor Resartus. (1 of 1 model agreed)
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The AI Roundtable, represented by Claude Fable 5, identifies lesser-known philosophical works that champion decisive action over endless doubt. Claude Fable 5 highlights Maurice Blondel's L'Action, Johann Gottlieb Fichte's The Vocation of Man, and Thomas Carlyle's Sartor Resartus as the ultimate cures for intellectual paralysis. These texts serve as profound exhortations, urging the reader to act despite overwhelming obstacles.
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