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THEINTERVIEWWITHMARCINDOLECKI
heroesofPhilosopher'sCrystal:TheTreacherousTer-
rainofTassatarius,meetfamousphilosophers,who
sharetheirknowledgewiththem,aswellasawaveof
existentialquestions.Whattheheroeslearnandwhat
theyhaveachancetorethink,undertheskyofthe
RomanEmpireorofseventeenth-centuryAmsterdam,
willhaveanimpactontheirlaterdecisions.Should
philosophybeseenfirstofallintermsofitsutility?
Usefulnessisoneofthemoredifficultconceptstodefine.For
example,doesaphilosopherwhostaysinbedformanyhoursand
meditatesonissuesthattroublehimwastetimeorworkhard?It
canbesaidthateverythingthatsatisfiesusandleadstoself-
developmentisuseful.Greatifitisbeneficialnotonlyforthe
personwhoruminates,butalsoforothers.
Doestheemphasisonusefulnessmakeusblindtothe
purepleasureofwordsandsoundswhiledealingwith
greatphilosophicalworks?
Ifoneagreeswiththethesisthatwhatistrue,isalsobeautiful,
thenthepursuitoftruth,whichisthemaingoalofmanyclassics
ofphilosophy,alsoinvolvesthecreationofthebeautifulonthe
linguisticlevel.
Philosopher'sCrystal:TheTreacherousTerrainofTas-
satarius,despitethethreadofdespoticpowerand
mindsenslavedbydictatorship,seemedtometobe
astoryfilledwithpurejoy-thejoyofchangeandthe
processofgettingacquaintedwithoneselfandthe
world.Doyoualsofeelthatinthecommonreception,
weassociateso-calledphilosophicalnovelswithworlds
fullofdespairandalienation,andtheirauthorswith
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