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Single Idea 19607

[catalogued under 1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 7. Despair over Philosophy]

Full Idea

The mind in itself can be only superficial, its nature being uniquely concerned with the arrangement of conceptual events, and not with their implications in the spheres the signify.

Gist of Idea

The mind is superficial, only concerned with the arrangement of events, not their significance

Source

E.M. Cioran (A Short History of Decay [1949], 'The Abstract')

Book Reference

Cioran,E.M.: 'A Short History of Decay', ed/tr. Howard,Richard [Penguin 2010], p.29


A Reaction

This may be excessively pessimistic, and any decent philosopher must partially concede the point. Thoughts about the significance of historical events just recede into the mist.