Hegel Quote by C.S. Lewis
““Wither knew that everything was lost. It is incredible how little this knowledge moved him. What had been in his far-off youth a merely aesthetic repugnance to realities that were crude or vulgar, had deepened and darkened, year after year, into a fixed refusal of everything that was in any degree other than himself. He had passed from Hegel into Hume, thence through Pragmatism, and thence through logical Positivism, and out at last into the complete void. The indicative mood now corresponded to no thought that his mind could entertain. He had willed with his whole heart that there should be no reality and no truth, and now even the imminence of his own ruin could not wake him.””
About This Quote
A man becomes consumed by nihilism, rejecting all reality and truth, sinking into a void where even his own ruin cannot awaken him.
In simple terms: He embraces nothingness, denying all meaning.
Key Takeaway
Beware of letting despair erase all purpose.
Themes
nihilism
philosophy
despair
existential crisis
void
Mood
dark
despairing
Type
philosophical
literary
When to use this quote
- reading philosophy
- experiencing deep depression
- seeking meaning after loss
Key Concepts
Hegel
Hume
Pragmatism
Positivism
existentialism
Questions to Reflect On
- Can any belief revive his will to live?
- What role does truth play in sustaining purpose?
A Different Perspective
The view dismisses any possibility of hope or recovery.
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