Reflection on the Will and Intellect

The boundless licence of this age appears to precede from the mindless subjection of the intellect to the will. Instead of full formed choices grounded in appreciation of objective really man now considers the very act of choosing to be of primordial importance. How can one choose freely what one does not know? It is for this reason that modern man is frivolous in his pursuit of delight. He becomes emptier as he fills himself up.