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Paul Tillich on Philosophy

1886–1965 Germany

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Knowledge of that which concerns us infinitely is possible only in an attitude of infinite concern.

The Courage to Be (1952)

The union of kairos and logos is the philosophical task set for us in philosophy and in all fields that are accessible to the philosophical attitude.

The existential attitude is one of involvement in contrast to a merely theoretical or detached attitude. “Existential” in this sense can be defined as participating in a situation, especially a cognitive situation, with the whole of one’s existence.

The Courage to Be (1952)

From this difference convergent and divergent trends emerge in the relation of theology and philosophy.

Systematic Theology (1951)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Paul Tillich (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.