“In Kafka we have the modern mind, seemingly self-sufficient, intelligent, skeptical, ironical, splendidly trained for the great game of pretending that the world it comprehends in sterilized sobriety is the only and ultimate real one – yet a mind living in sin with the soul of Abraham. Thus he knows Two things at once, and both with equal assurance: that there is no God, and that there must be God.”
Franz Kafka's writing explores themes of alienation, existential dread, and the absurdity of modern life. His most famous works include 'The Trial,' 'The Castle,' and 'The Metamorphosis,' which have had a profound impact on literature and philosophy. more
Erich Heller was a German-British essayist known for his profound understanding of German philosophy and culture. His works spanned a wide range of fields from philosophy to literary criticism. more
“If I ever acquire wisdom, I suppose I'll be wise enough to know what to do with it.”
“I sense a thousand strands of sorrow are sewn into an inch of my spirit.”
“It is the ability to make predictions about the future that is the crux of intelligence.”
“The key to artificial intelligence has always been the representation.”
“No two men living at the same time live in the same time.”