In contrast to the knowledge that keeps man in a passive quietude, Desire dis-quiets him and moves him to action. Born of Desire, action tends to satisfy it, and can do so only by the 'negation,' the destruction or at… — Alexandre Kojeve Copy Share Image
The man who works recognizes his own product in the world that has actually been transformed by his work. He recognizes himself in it,… — Alexandre Kojeve Copy Share Image
“According to Hegel -- to use the Marxist terminology -- Religion is only an ideological superstructure that is born and exists solely in relation… — Alexandre Kojève Copy Share Image
“Indeed, we all know that the man who attentively contemplates a thing, who wants to see it as it is without changing anything, is… — Alexandre Kojeve Copy Share Image
“Human life is a comedy-one must play it seriously--Alexandre Kojeve” — Alexandre Kojeve Copy Share Image
“Man must be an emptiness, a nothingness, which is not a pure nothingness (reines Nichts), but something that is to the extent that it… — Alexandre Kojève Copy Share Image
In contrast to the knowledge that keeps man in a passive quietude, Desire dis-quiets him and moves him to action. Born of Desire, action… — Alexandre Kojeve Copy Share Image
