fixed idea, n.All

A Fixed idea (n.) of ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the German philosophers is inseparable from German conditions, and these victims of society are people for whom one feels pity.