Eugen Fink Quotes
Eugen Fink was a German phenomenologist, the closest collaborator of Edmund Husserl in his last years and a long-time colleague of Martin Heidegger at Freiburg. He served as Husserl's research assistant from 1928 until Husserl's death in 1938 and helped to prepare Husserl's late manuscripts on the crisis of European sciences. The quotes below are attributed to Eugen Fink, organized by topic.
Eugen Fink on Freedom
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Attributed to Eugen Fink:
“To play is to set oneself free for the possible.”
Eugen Fink on Knowledge
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Attributed to Eugen Fink:
“Phenomenology is the science of the phenomenon as such.”
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Attributed to Eugen Fink:
“The thinker stands within the world he tries to think.”
Eugen Fink on Life
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Attributed to Eugen Fink:
“Play is a fundamental dimension of human life.”
Eugen Fink on Truth
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Attributed to Eugen Fink:
“World is the horizon of all horizons.”