self identity

Kakuzo Okakura (author)

• self is supreme idol to us
  assertsnegativesource: okakura-book-of-tea

  one altar is forever preserved, that whereon we burn incense to the supreme idol,--ourselves

  judge verdicts (2)

  • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage. The exact quote 'one altar is forever preserved, that whereon we burn incense to the supreme idol,--ourselves' explicitly asserts that the self/ourselves is the supreme idol to humanity, and the author clearly presents this with negative sentiment as part of their critique.
  • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (the passage is a first-person philosophical meditation). The stance is 'asserts' which matches the author's declarative presentation of this as fact. The sentiment is negative, which accurately reflects the critical, condemnatory tone throughout the passage. The time qualifiers are all null, which is appropriate since the passage makes no specific temporal reference. The context is empty, which is correct as the passage does not restrict this claim to a particular sense or role. The quote is verbatim from the passage and directly supports the claim about humanity worshipping itself as a supreme idol.