The Thinker As Poet (Aus der Erfahrung des Denkens) Martin Heidegger (1947) * * * * * Way and weighing Stile and saying On a single walk are found. Go bear without halt Question and default On your single pathway bound. * * * When the early morning light quietly grows above the mountains….
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The Thinker As Poet :: Martin Heidegger
Posted in Poetry, tagged 20th century philosophy, continental philosophy, german philosophy, Martin Heidegger, Philosophy, Poesis, Poetry, Thinker as Poet on June 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
There Are No Words To Express :: from Goethe’s Werther
Posted in Short Prose, tagged Goethe, Literature, Quotes, The Sorrows of Young Werther, Werther on June 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Werther, Selected Letters, 1771 May 22nd The illusion that life is but a dream has occurred to quite a few people, and I feel the same way about it. When I see the limitations imposed on man’s powers of action and inquiry and observe how all his efficiency is aimed at nothing but the satisfaction [...]
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