![]() Every waiter with a speculative turn who carefully marks the significant progress of modern philosophy, every lecturer in philosophy, every tutor, student, every sticker-and-quitter of philosophy-they are not content with doubting everything, but “go right on.” It might, possibly, be ill-timed and inopportune to ask them whither they are bound but it is no doubt polite and modest to take it for granted that they have doubted everything-else it were a curious statement for them to make, that they were proceeding onward. ![]() Everything may be had at such absurdly low prices that very soon the question will arise whether any one cares to bid. Not only in the world of commerce but also in the world of ideas our age has arranged a regular clearance-sale. Søren Kierkegaard Fear and Trembling Introduction II Selected Reading from Søren Kierkegaard: Fear and Trembling ![]()
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