Thinking only begins at the point where we have come to know that Reason, glorified for centuries, is the most obstinate adversary of thinking.

Martin Heidegger
Thinking only begins at the point where we have come...
Thinking only begins at the point where we have come...
Thinking only begins at the point where we have come...
Thinking only begins at the point where we have come...
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The idea that thinking can’t take place without reason may make us feel like we’re stymied. However, that’s not true. Reason has its limits. The limits of reason are set by the limits of the person’s mind.

We can only see the world through our own eyes and through our own mind. Our minds are limited in scope to what we can see around us.

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