Life, 1914-06-11 · page 31 of 44
Life — June 11, 1914 — page 31: what you’re looking at
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This page contains a philosophical cartoon titled "On Equal Terms" depicting an allegorical debate between three personified concepts: **Hunger, Love, and Curiosity**. Each claims superiority—Love notes it makes people forget Hunger; Hunger counters it makes them "pay for it"; Curiosity suggests both are merely physical urges while it alone is immortal and spiritual. Hunger's final rejoinder—asking if Curiosity ever saw a dead man in love or curious—suggests that human mortality ultimately renders all three forces equally meaningless, making their competition a philosophical draw. The satire appears to mock abstract philosophical debates about human nature and motivation, suggesting such arguments are ultimately circular and unresolvable. The remainder is commercial advertising: whiskey, automobiles, and electrical systems—typical of *Life* magazine's revenue model.
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