Eduard von Hartmann Quotes on Nature
Eduard von Hartmann was a German philosopher whose Philosophy of the Unconscious, published in 1869, became one of the most widely read philosophical books of the late nineteenth century. This page collects quotes attributed to Eduard von Hartmann on the topic of nature, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Eduard von Hartmann:
“The unconscious is the deepest principle of the universe.”
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Attributed to Eduard von Hartmann:
“Will and reason together constitute the absolute.”
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Attributed to Eduard von Hartmann:
“Consciousness is a stage in the evolution of the unconscious.”
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“But what do such subjective expressions of opinion without annexed reasons prove? Must we not rather mistrust them because they proceed from eminent intelligences, affected by that melancholy sadness which is the inheritance of almost all genius, because they do not feel at home in the world of their inferiors? (Comp. Aristotle , Prob. 30, 1.) Certainly the worth of the world must be measured by its own standard, not by that of the genius. Let us look, therefore, further.”
trans. William Chatterton Coupland, Routledge (2010), p. 615 ISBN 978-0-415-61386-6