Reason Is Like An Open

My Own Being Can Be Judged By The Depths I Reach In Making These Historical Origins My Own.

Even Scientific Knowledge, If There Is Anything To It, Is Not A Random Observation Of Random Objects; For The Critical Objectivity Of Significant Knowledge Is Attained As A Practice Only Philosophically In Inner Action.

When Language Is Used Without True Significance, It Loses Its Purpose As A Means Of Communication And Becomes An End In Itself.

The Greek Word For Philosopher (philosophos) Connotes A Distinction From Sophos. It Signifies The Lover Of Wisdom (knowledge) As Distinguished From Him Who Considers Himself Wise In The Possession Of Knowledge. This Meaning Of The Word Still Endures: The Essence Of Philosophy Is Not The Possession Of The Truth But The Search For Truth. ... Philosophy Means To Be On The Way. Its Questions Are More Essential Than Its Answers, And Every Answer Becomes A New Question.

The More Determinedly I Exist, As Myself, Within The Conditions Of The Time, The More Clearly I Shall Hear The Language Of The Past, The Nearer I Shall Feel The Glow Of Its Life.