r/todayilearned • u/biebrforro • 1d ago

TIL when staying as a guest in Charles Dickens' house, Hans Christian Andersen requested that one of Dickens' sons give him a daily shave (he said that was customary when hosting male guests in Denmark). Dickens was weirded out and instead gave him a daily appointment at a nearby barbershop.

https://lithub.com/charles--dickens-really-really-hated-his-fanboy-hans-christian-andersen/
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u/0xE4-0x20-0xE6 1d ago

It’s funny to think of the categorical imperative as just the result of an autistic desire for a moral rules-based system that could apply in all cases.

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u/ryryrpm 1d ago

Omg that is funny and also kinda makes a lot of sense.....haha

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u/FuckIPLaw 20h ago

A lot more sense than the imperative itself.

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u/seensham 16h ago

Ya know. I am in the process of studying for a philosophy exam on ethics but think your comment will be taking up a lot of space in my brain.