"Sunday, May 15, 2016
THE ENLIGHTENMENT TARZAN
The misanthropy of Burroughs had long been prefigured in Rousseau.
Burroughs' hero, Tarzan, is actually, in early life and upbringing, a pre human ape, a fitting beginning for a truly Rousseau esque figure.
Of course, this Enlightenment worm turned, too:
Robespierre "
Baby Tarzan, even as a young ape, is certainly entitled to human rights!
See: Should Chimps Have Human Rights?
Burroughs' hero, Tarzan, is actually, in early life and upbringing, a pre human ape, a fitting beginning for a truly Rousseau esque figure.
Of course, this Enlightenment worm turned, too:
Robespierre "
Baby Tarzan, even as a young ape, is certainly entitled to human rights!
See: Should Chimps Have Human Rights?
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