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The contradiction which arbitrariness is (§ 15) manifests itself, as the dialectic of the drives and inclinations, in the appearance that they mutually interfere with one another, such that the satisfaction of one requires the subordination or sacrifice of the satisfaction of another, and so on. Furthermore, since a drive is merely a simple direction of its own determinacy and thus does not have its measure within itself, this subordinating or sacrificing determination is the contingent decision of arbitrariness, whether it proceeds with a calculating understanding as to which drive yields more satisfaction, or according to any other arbitrary consideration.

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