Ruth Nanda Anshen Quotes

A collection of quotes by Ruth Nanda Anshen.

Ruth Nanda Anshen (1900-2003) was an American philosopher, author, and editor. She was born in New York City and attended Barnard College, where she studied philosophy and psychology. Anshen became known for her works on the philosophy of creativity and the exploration of human potential. She authored numerous books, including "Beyond Tragedy: Essays on the Christian Interpretation of History" and "The Anatomy of Evil." Anshen also served as the editor of the World Perspectives series, which featured writings from prominent intellectuals of the time. Her contributions to philosophy and her commitment to intellectual discourse left a lasting impact on the field.

Man alone, during his brief existence on this earth, is free

Man alone, during his brief existence on this earth, is free to examine, to know, to criticize, and to create. In this freedom lies his superiority over the forces that pervade his outward life. He is that unique organism in terms of matter and energy, space and time, which is urged to conscious purpose. Reason is his characteristic and indistinguishing principle. But man is only man -- and free -- when he considers himself as a total being in whom the unmediated whole of feeling and thought is not severed and who impugns any form of atomization as artificial, mischievous, and predatory.

Ruth Nanda Anshen

Man Mankind

Even as the cell is the unit of the organic body, so the fam

Even as the cell is the unit of the organic body, so the family is the unit of society.

Ruth Nanda Anshen

Family