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Hedwig Conrad-Martius Quotes on Nature

Hedwig Conrad-Martius was a German Catholic phenomenologist and one of the leading figures of the Munich-Gottingen circle around Husserl and Reinach. This page collects quotes attributed to Hedwig Conrad-Martius on the topic of nature, drawn from across the philosopher's works.

Quotes

  • Attributed to Hedwig Conrad-Martius:

    “Phenomenology must penetrate to the being of things, not merely their appearance.”

  • Attributed to Hedwig Conrad-Martius:

    “Time is the form in which being unfolds itself.”

  • Attributed to Hedwig Conrad-Martius:

    “Nature is the open page on which God's wisdom is written.”

  • Attributed to Hedwig Conrad-Martius:

    “The plant lives a life that we cannot but recognize as life.”