#476 Self-expression

A surprising number of writers, even those who have thought of their writing as "self-expression," have sought a ___ from the tyranny of subjectivity, echoing Goethe's claim that "Every healthy effort is directed from the ___ to the outward world." From time to time others have risen to defend commitment, engagement, and involvement. But, at least until ___ , the predominant demand in this ___ has been for some sort of objectivity.