The basic function of thought is to find ways of satisfying our needs and desires. The Surrealism of Breton and the functionalism of architecture which was more concerned with the way in which thought functions rather than with its function, — was initially idealistic. But is this not something which we can extract from Breton's definition of automatism?

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The basic function of thought is to find ways of satisfying our needs and desires. The Surrealism of Breton and the functionalism of architecture which was more concerned with the way in which thought functions rather than with its function, — was initially idealistic. But is this not something which we can extract from Breton's definition of automatism?" in the context of "Asger Jorn in 'Discours aux pingouins' (Speech to the Penguins), Cobra 1 (1949)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.