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Karl Lowith Quotes on Time

Karl Lowith was a German philosopher and a student of Husserl and Heidegger. This page collects quotes attributed to Karl Lowith on the topic of time, drawn from across the philosopher's works.

Quotes

  • Attributed to Karl Lowith:

    “Modernity is secularized eschatology.”

  • Attributed to Karl Lowith:

    “Meaning in history is a theological residue.”

  • Attributed to Karl Lowith:

    “The progressive idea of history depends on the Christian idea of providence even when it denies it.”

  • Attributed to Karl Lowith:

    “Without God, history is a meaningless succession of events.”