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Literary notes about anonymity (AI summary)

The concept of "anonymity" has been employed in literature to evoke diverse interpretations across different fields. For instance, in sociology, Burgess and Park invoke the term to comment on the impersonal, dispersed nature of mass communication, as seen in their work on newspapers [1]. In contrast, Peter C. Welsh uses "anonymity" in relation to the enduring, unsung reliability of hand tools over centuries, emphasizing their universal, timeless character [2]. Meanwhile, Nietzsche turns the idea on its head by arguing that when the veil of anonymity is removed—thus bestowing fame—the intrinsic, humble virtue of an individual is compromised [3].
  1. The Anonymity of the Newspaper.
    — from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. Burgess and Robert Ezra Park
  2. Anonymity is the chief characteristic of hand tools of the last three centuries.
    — from Woodworking Tools 1600-1900 by Peter C. Welsh
  3. When they take away our anonymity, and make us famous, the gods deprive us of “half our virtue.”
    — from The Dawn of Day by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

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