“Affectivity has ever accomplished its work when the world rises.”

—  Michel Henry

Original: (fr) L'affectivité a déjà accompli son œuvre quand se lève le monde.
Source: Michel Henry, L'Essence de la manifestation, 1963, t. 2, § 54, p. 604
Books on Phenomenology of Life, The Essence of Manifestation (1963)

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