Arnold Gehlen Quotes on Nature
Arnold Gehlen was a German philosopher and one of the principal founders, with Max Scheler and Helmuth Plessner, of modern philosophical anthropology. This page collects quotes attributed to Arnold Gehlen on the topic of nature, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Arnold Gehlen:
“Man is the deficient being who must compensate for his lack of instinct by culture.”
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Attributed to Arnold Gehlen:
“Institutions stabilize what nature in us has left unfinished.”
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Attributed to Arnold Gehlen:
“Action is more fundamental to the human than thought.”
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Attributed to Arnold Gehlen:
“Culture is the second nature of humanity.”