Lorenz Oken quotes

“Physio-philosophy has to show how, and in accordance indeed with what laws, the Material took its origin; and, therefore, how something derived its existence from nothing. It has to portray the first periods of the world's development from nothing; how the elements and heavenly bodies originated; in what method by self-evolution into higher and manifold forms, they separated into minerals, became finally organic, and in Man attained self-consciousness.”
-- Lorenz Oken

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“Man is the summit, the crown of nature's development, and must comprehend everything that has preceded him, even as the fruit includes within itself all the earlier developed parts of the plant. In a word, Man must represent the whole world in miniature.”
-- Lorenz Oken

Source : Lorenz Oken, Alfred Tulk (1847). “Elements of Physiophilosophy”, p.2

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“During its development the animal passes through all stages of the animal kingdom. The foetus is a representation of all animal classes in time.”
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Source : Lorenz Oken, Alfred Tulk (1847). “Elements of Physiophilosophy”, p.491

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“The cells are thus the stomachs of which the plant has millions like mouths.”
-- Lorenz Oken

Source : Lorenz Oken (1847). “Elements of Physiophilosophy”, p.264

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“The eye takes a person into the world. The ear brings the world into a human being.”
-- Lorenz Oken

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“The whole of a human being is merely a vertebra.”
-- Lorenz Oken

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“To be nonviolent to human beings and to be a killer or enemy of the poor animals is Satan's philosophy. In this age there is always enmity against poor animals, and therefore the poor creatures are always anxious. The reaction of the poor animals is being forced on human society, and therefore there is always strain of cold or hot war between men, individually, collectively or nationally.”

“Religion without philosophy is sentiment, or sometimes fanaticism, while philosophy without religion is mental speculation.”

Source : A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1976). “Bhagavad-Gita as it is: Abridged edition with translations and elaborate purports”

“Future generations may or may not judge Wittgenstein to be one of the great philosophers. Even if they do not, however, he is sure always to count as one of the great personalities of philosophy. From our perspective it is easy to mistake one for the other; which he is time will tell.”

“The study of crippled, stunted, immature, and unhealthy specimens can yield only a cripple psychology and a cripple philosophy”

“The pretended physical philosophy of modern days strips Man of all his moral attributes, or holds them of no account in the estimate of his origin and place in the created world.”

“A cold atheistical materialism is the tendency of the so-called material philosophy of the present day.”

“One bright and thankful look at the cross is worth a thousand morbid, self-condemning reflections.”

“Just try to learn the truth by approaching a spiritual master. Inquire from him submissively and render service unto him. The self-realized soul can impart knowledge unto you because he has seen the truth.”

“Write. No amount of self-inflicted misery, altered states, black pullovers or being publicly obnoxious will ever add up to your being a writer. Writers write. On you go.”

Source : "Ten rules for writing fiction". www.theguardian.com. February 19, 2010.

“Birth is a shadow. Courage, self-sustained, outlords succession's phlegm, and needs no ancestors.”