“Prometheus is the most eminent saint and martyr in the philosophical calendar.”

— Karl Marx , book The Difference Between the Democritean and Epicurean Philosophy of Nature

Prometheus ist der vornehmste Heilige und Märtyrer im philosophischen Kalender.
The Difference Between the Democritean and Epicurean Philosophy of Nature (1841)

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Prometheus ist der vornehmste Heilige und Märtyrer im philosophischen Kalender.

The Difference Between the Democritean and Epicurean Philosophy of Nature (1841)

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