Maurice Blondel Quotes
Maurice Blondel was a French Catholic philosopher and the principal architect of the philosophy of action. Long-time professor at Aix-en-Provence, he produced his foundational dissertation L'Action in 1893 and continued to develop and defend its central insight in a long series of works including the late trilogy Thought, Being, and Action. The quotes below are attributed to Maurice Blondel, organized by topic.
Maurice Blondel on God
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Attributed to Maurice Blondel:
“Every act, fully thought through, opens onto the absolute.”
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Attributed to Maurice Blondel:
“Action is the meeting place of God and the human.”
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Attributed to Maurice Blondel:
“The supernatural is the destiny of natural human aspiration.”
Maurice Blondel on Mind
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Attributed to Maurice Blondel:
“What we will is more than what we say we will.”
Maurice Blondel on Truth
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Attributed to Maurice Blondel:
“Truth is what we do, not just what we know.”