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by biztos 1853 days ago
> at its centre -- in its essence

This desire is precisely what leads Faust to become so frustrated with the limits of human knowledge that he makes an ill-advised bet with (more or less) the Devil, trading an option on his immortal soul for the keys to that essence.

In Goethe's Faust anyway:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goethe%27s_Faust