... the fragment open ended: each of the nouns is open to interpretation, an activity in itself which indicates man's corruption. Thus, the combination of these factors leads one to look elsewhere in the fragmentary text for examples where the terms inconstance, ennui...

...Inconstance occurs the least number of times in the Pensées of the three nouns which appear in L24. Situated as the final word, it offsets the structural symmetry of the fragment, thereby drawing particular attention to it. The scarcity of the use...

... depicting the central subject of the Pensées: the human condition. The book explores such fundamental notions as language and order, proceeding with a detailed analysis of the words inconstance, ennui, inquiétude, bonheur...