If one harbours anywhere in one's mind a nationalistic loyalty or hatred, certain facts, although in a sense known to be true, are inadmissible.
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You believe that reality is something objective, external, existing in its own right. You also believe that the nature of reality is self-evident. When you delude yourself into thinking that you see something, you assume that everyone else sees the same thing as you. But I tell you, Winston, that reality exists in the human mind, and nowhere else. Not in the individual mind, which can make mistakes, and in any case soon perishes: only in the mind of the Paty, which is collective and immortal.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Reality is not objective; it is shaped by collective perception.
In this quote, George Orwell challenges the notion that reality is an objective truth that exists independently of our perceptions. Instead, he argues that reality is constructed through collective human experience and thought, highlighting the subjective nature of what we consider to be true and the importance of shared beliefs in defining our understanding of reality.
Themes
RealityPerceptionMindCollectiveTruth
In practice
Example use cases
In a philosophy class when discussing the nature of reality.
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