Quote by John Berger, The Soul and the Op

The human imagination...has great difficulty in living strictly within the confines of a materialist practice or philosophy. It dreams, like a dog in its basket, of hares in the open.

The human imagination...has great difficulty in living stric

Summary

This quote highlights the inherent imaginative nature of humans and their struggle to align with a strictly materialistic viewpoint. It suggests that the human mind naturally desires to explore beyond what is tangible and tangible aspects of life. Just like a dog in its cozy basket, the human imagination dreams of unlimited possibilities and adventures that lie beyond the confines of a materialistic existence. It implies that humans often yearn for something greater, something intangible, and seek to transcend the boundaries of the physical world.

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By John Berger, The Soul and the Op

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