What man needs is not just the persistent posing of ultimate questions, but the sense of what is feasible, what is possible, what is correct, here and now. The philosopher, of all people, must, I think, be aware of the tension between what he claims to achieve and the reality in which he finds himself.
Hans-Georg GadamerAbout author
- Author's profession: Philosopher
- Nationality: deutsch
- Born: February 11, 1900
- Died: March 13, 2002
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