The nineteenth and twentieth centuries, in their most profound manifestations, are centuries that have tried to live without transcendence.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Modern eras attempt to exist without belief in anything beyond the material world.
- In plain terms
- Recent centuries have tried to live without looking beyond everyday reality.
- What can you take from it?
- Consider the cost of living without transcendent meaning.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Do you live with or without transcendence?
- What gives life meaning?
Another view
Some find fulfillment without transcendence through humanism.
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