Law in Contemporary Society

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 Comment (Tonbara Ekiyor): Thanks for the comments Henry. In my opinion, Clamence did not save the girl jumping into the Seine because there was no audience to appreciate his heroic acts. Although the fact that he did not try to save her haunts him for the rest of the book, it highlights the absurdity in the fact that he thinks of himself as a 'good' person but did not try to save the girl. What i'm trying to draw out is the need to examine one's motivation for pursuing particular life paths. But before I go on, i'd be interested to hear what you mean by chasing the feeling of superiority is a "problem of real world effects" .
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>		COMMENT (ToddDensen): Thank you for writing this, it is an important lens to view our developing practices through. I do not doubt there are Clamences at Columbia. I think to myself often, if I want to do public interest work, then why did I come to Columbia? Is it because I was afraid to commit to it and wanted to leave option open? Is it because I knew I would do public service, but I wanted to prove how "smart" I was to others in my life, that I could get into this school? Or is it because the decision to do public interest from Columbia, where I could make a large salary if I desired, would seem all the more noble (Clamence personified)? Or is it that it is a slow process of discovery and I will make the choice of what to practice for other reasons? I do not know, but Clamence is a good story for checking ego and really understanding what our practices need to be for ourselves.
 
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