Gillian Rose Quotes
Gillian Rose was a British philosopher and social theorist whose work occupied a singular position between Hegel, the Frankfurt School, and post-Nietzschean Continental thought. Her Hegel Contra Sociology defended a speculative reading of Hegel against twentieth-century anti-metaphysical currents, while The Broken Middle argued that philosophy and politics must hold together contradictions that postmodern thinkers were too quick to dissolve. The quotes below are attributed to Gillian Rose, organized by topic.
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Gillian Rose on Death
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Attributed to Gillian Rose:
“Mourning becomes the law of intelligibility.”
Gillian Rose on Life
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Attributed to Gillian Rose:
“To philosophize is to learn how to live with contradiction.”
Gillian Rose on Time
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“I am passionate about chemistry and really keen to ensure that opportunities are available to young people from all different backgrounds to become chemists. We need diversity of opinions, different perspectives and the best talent to take the discipline forward into the future.”
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“My mentors have been incredibly important to me. I trusted them to give me the best advice, whether I had asked for it or not, and they also gave me confidence to take up opportunities I might otherwise have declined. It’s really important that we take the time to do the same for the next generation of chemists. [ citation needed ]”
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Gillian Rose on Truth
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Attributed to Gillian Rose:
“The broken middle is the site of true philosophical thinking.”
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“The aporia of modernity is the wager of philosophy.”
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“Hegel cannot be retrieved as a critic of metaphysics; he is its difficult heir.”