I was a larva of the comfortable and complacent bourgeoisie, though I was quite unaware of the fact until I was along in nay teens, and I had begun to read indignant books. To belong to that great order of mankind is aguely discreditable today, but I still maintain my dues-paying membership in it, and continue to believe that it was and is authentically hninan, and therefore worthy of the attention of philosophers, at least to the extent that the Mayans, Hittites, Kallikuks and so on are worthy of it.