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Category Archive: 1903

Hans Jonas Quote: “It was once religion which told…”

It was once religion which told us that we are all sinners because of original sin. It is now the ecology of our planet which pronounces us all to be sinners because of the excessive exploits of human inventiveness.

October 11, 2021 1903, German, Hans Jonas, May 10, Quotes by Philosophers

Countee Cullen Quote: “For we must be one thing…”

For we must be one thing or the other, an asset or a liability, the sinew in your wing to help you soar, or the chain to bind you to earth.

October 9, 2021 1903, American, Countee Cullen, March 30, Quotes by Poets

Hans Jonas Quote: “Being, in the testimony it gives…”

Being, in the testimony it gives of itself, informs us not only about what it is but also about what we owe it.

October 6, 2021 1903, German, Hans Jonas, May 10, Quotes by Philosophers

Hans Jonas Quote: “That nature does not care, one…”

That nature does not care, one way or the other, is the true abyss. That only man cares, in his finitude facing nothing but death, alone with his contingency and the objective meaninglessness of his projecting meanings, is a truly unprecedented situation.

October 6, 2021 1903, German, Hans Jonas, May 10, Quotes by Philosophers

Theodor Adorno Quote: “The individual mirrors in his individuation…”

The individual mirrors in his individuation the preordained social laws of exploitation, however mediated.

October 4, 2021 1903, German, Quotes by Philosophers, September 11, Theodor Adorno

Theodor Adorno Quote: “Art is magic delivered from the…”

Art is magic delivered from the lie of being truth.

September 2, 2021 1903, German, Quotes by Philosophers, September 11, Theodor Adorno

Theodor Adorno Quote: “No emancipation without that of society….”

No emancipation without that of society.

August 18, 2021 1903, German, Quotes by Philosophers, September 11, Theodor Adorno

Theodor Adorno Quote: “The poor are prevented from thinking…”

The poor are prevented from thinking by the discipline of others, the rich by their own.

August 14, 2021 1903, German, Quotes by Philosophers, September 11, Theodor Adorno

Raymond Queneau Quote: “After the magical act accomplished by…”

After the magical act accomplished by Joyce with Ulysses, perhaps we are getting away from it.

July 22, 2021 1903, February 21, French, Quotes by Poets, Raymond Queneau

Hans Jonas Quote: “It is a changing world because…”

It is a changing world because of the newcomers who keep arriving and who leave us behind. Trying to keep pace with them is doomed to inglorious failure, especially as the pace has quickened so much.

July 3, 2021 1903, German, Hans Jonas, May 10, Quotes by Philosophers

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