[N]ur die Höllenfahrt des Selbsterkenntnisses bahnt den Weg zur Vergötterung ...
• Ak 6:441
• Ak 6:441
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Only the descent into the hell of self-knowledge can pave the way to godliness.
— Immanuel Kant
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Only the descent into the hell of self-knowledge can pave the way to godliness." in the context of "[N]ur die Höllenfahrt des Selbsterkenntnisses bahnt den Weg zur Vergötterung ...
• Ak 6:441" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Immanuel Kant" (Quotes, Metaphysics of Morals (1797): Die Metaphysik der Sitten (1797) Translated as Introduction to the Metaphysics of Morals and also in two parts as The Metaphysical Principles of Right and Metaphysical Principles of Virtue)
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