“In a world of democracies, in a world where the great projects that have set humanity on fire are the projects of the emancipation of individuals from entrenched social division and hierarchy; in such a world individuals must never be puppets or prisoners of the societies or cultures into which they have been born.” WorldHas BeensHumanityCultureIndividualSocialBornDemocracyFireProjectsDivisionPrisonerHierarchyPuppetsEmancipationSocial Division Author:Roberto Unger
“Intelligent thinking means an increment of freedom in action-an emancipation from chance and fatality. 'Thought' represents the suggestion of a way of response that is different from that which would have been followed if intelligent observation had not effected an inference as to the future.” IfsThinkingWayMeanHas BeensDifferentActionChanceIntelligentResponseObservationSuggestionsEmancipationInferenceFatality Book:The Middle Works, 1899-1924: 1920 Source: The Middle Works, 1899-1924: 1920