Quote by Soren Kierkegaard

Take away paradox from the thinker and you have a professor.

Take away paradox from the thinker and you have a professor.

Summary

This quote implies that a thinker is someone who embraces and explores paradoxes, while a professor is someone who seeks to simplify and remove paradoxes in order to teach others. It suggests that the pursuit of knowledge and understanding requires the ability to embrace contradictions and complexities, while teaching often entails simplifying concepts for easier comprehension. Therefore, a thinker thrives on paradoxes, while a professor strives to make sense of them by removing them from their teachings.

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