In the February edition of New English Review, our philosophical doctor considers the concept of necessity, analyzes Engels’ perspective, and even quotes from the Bard’s King Lear on the topic.
It is, perhaps, salutary to ask yourself whether what you buy, what you consume, and what you do are really necessary. But the answer is rather complicated and can seldom be given simply in the affirmative or in the negative. Necessary for whom or for what? What, in fact, is necessity?