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Philosophy springs from the love of being; it is man's loving endeavor to perceive the order of being and attune himself to it.

— Eric Voegelin Eric Voegelin (1999)

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Source: Eric Voegelin (1999), Science, Politics, and Gnosticism in The Collected Works, Vol. 5: Modernity Without Restraint, edited by Manfred Henningsen, ISBN 082621245X, p. 273.
Work: Eric Voegelin, 1999
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