“The un-naïve thinker knows how far he remains from the object of his thinking, and yet he must always talk as if he had it entirely. This brings him to the point of clowning. He must not deny his clownish traits, least of all since they alone can give him hope for what is denied him.”
Quote by Theodor W. Adorno
Book:Negative Dialectics
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Negative Dialectics
This book delves into the philosophical theory of dialectics, critiquing traditional dialectical methods and proposing a new approach to understanding contradictions and change in the world. more
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