Conspire: c.1300, from O.Fr. conspirer, from L. conspirare "to agree, unite, plot," lit. "to breathe together," from com- "together" + spirare "to breathe" (see spirit). Conspiracy is from 1386; conspiracy theory is from 1909.
March 03, 2004
Animal Urges
According to Rousseau, reason is cultivated in response to desire. What happens when we desire freedom from reason? Can we reason our way out of reason?
