Humanist Quote by Lisa Lowe
““...it is necessary to act within but to think beyond our received humanist tradition and, all the while, to imagine a much more complicated set of stories about the emergence of the now, in which what is foreclosed as unknowable is forever saturating the "what-can-be-known." We are left with the project of visualizing, mourning, and thinking "other humanities" within this received genealogy of "the human.””
About This Quote
Source Essay: “Other Humanities” in Critical Theory, 2020
We must think beyond traditional humanist limits, imagining complex narratives that include the unknowable.
In simple terms: Think beyond old ideas, include unknowns.
Key Takeaway
Expand thinking beyond conventional boundaries.
Themes
philosophy
critical theory
humanities
Mood
reflective
intellectual
Type
theoretical
analytical
When to use this quote
- academic research
- art criticism
- cultural policy
- education design
Key Concepts
post‑humanism
epistemology
Questions to Reflect On
- How can we make complex narratives useful in everyday life?
- What unknowns should we acknowledge?
A Different Perspective
Such expansion can be abstract and hard to apply practically.
