“The icon and the idol determine two manners of being for beings, not two classes of beings.”
Source: God Without Being (1982), p. 8
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Jean-Luc Marion6
French philosopher 1946Related quotes
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“Of my two handicaps, being female put many more obstacles in my path than being black.”
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“There is not a more unhappy being than a superannuated idol.”
Joseph Addison (1672–1719) politician, writer and playwright
No. 73 (24 May 1711).
The Spectator (1711–1714)
Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850) French writer
Part I. Généralités (Generalities), Chapter I. Prolégomènes (Prolegomena).
Treatise on Elegant Life (1830)
Original: (fr) Or les trois classes d'être créés par les mœurs sont :
L'homme qui travaille ;
L'homme qui pense ;
L'homme qui ne fait rien.