English translations of the aphorisms of Nicolás Gómez Dávila
The original Spanish is:Tan repetidas veces han enterrado a la metafísica que hay que juzgarla inmortal.
This aphorism can be found in exactly the same form in Notas, p. 457.
Cf. Etienne Gilson's first law of the nature of philosophical experience (found in chapter XII of The Unity of Philosophical Experience): "Philosophy always buries its undertakers."
The original Spanish is:
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This aphorism can be found in exactly the same form in Notas, p. 457.
ReplyDeleteCf. Etienne Gilson's first law of the nature of philosophical experience (found in chapter XII of The Unity of Philosophical Experience): "Philosophy always buries its undertakers."
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