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CLXXXIX explained
A brief philosophical reflection on how the absence of knowledge about the past would reveal humanity's true relationship with the universe.
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A brief philosophical reflection on how the absence of knowledge about the past would reveal humanity's true relationship with the universe.
Key passages
“If we knew nothing was behind us we should discern our true relation to the universe.”
Without awareness of our past, we could see our genuine connection to the cosmos.
A meditation on how historical knowledge obscures existential clarity.