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In an analogy to a Hungarian fable, this type of person wears a “shirt sewn with tears” that “is a better protection than iron and steel,” but must sew it himself. This type of person partially titles a 2018 book that includes a “hagiography” of “The Patron Saints of Pessimism” and aphorisms by its author, Eugene Thacker. This type of person makes the first half of a “double movement,” as in the story of a “young swain” who accepts that a princess will never love him. This type of person understands that “in the world of the (15[1])(*) finite there is much which is not possible,” and the burden (-5[1])of that knowledge makes him easy to spot, unlike his counterpart. This type of person has progressed beyond the aesthetic stage (-5[1])but remains in the ethical stage and is exemplified by tragic heroes like Agamemnon. For 10 points, name this type of person whom Kierkegaard contrasts with the knight of faith. ■END■ (10[1]0[1])

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