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“But the God of the Bible is not only One, but the only possible One.”

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Leo Strauss was a prominent philosopher born on September 20, 1899, and died on October 18, 1973. His thoughts were deeply influenced by classical philosophy and German philosophy, especially by Martin Heidegger's philosophical ideas. Strauss's main contribution lies in his reinterpretation of political philosophy, emphasizing the close connection between political philosophy and moral philosophy. more

“The man who works recognizes his own product in the world that has actually been transformed by his work. He recognizes himself in it, he sees his own human reality in it he discovers and reveals to others the objective reality of his humanity of the originally abstract and purely subjective idea he has of himself”

Men World Humans Ideas Reality Humanity He Man Products Objectives Abstract Transformed Subjective Objective Reality

Book:Introduction to the Reading of Hegel

Source: Introduction to the Reading of Hegel

“Hope is one of those no-win-no-fee things, and although it needs some encouragement to survive, its existence doesn't necessarily prove anything.”

Needs Winning Existence Prove Encouragement Fees

Author:Rachel Cusk

“In contrast to the knowledge that keeps man in a passive quietude, Desire dis-quiets him and moves him to action. Born of Desire, action tends to satisfy it, and can do so only by the 'negation,' the destruction or at least the transformation, of the desired object: to satisfy hunger, for example, the food must be destroyed or, in any case, transformed. Thus all action is 'negating'.”

Men Action Moving Desire Can Do Born Cases Example Objects Destruction Transformation Hunger Destroyed Transformed Contrast Passive Negation

Book:Introduction to the Reading of Hegel

Source: Introduction to the Reading of Hegel

Quote by Leo Strauss

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