• Metaphysics abstracts the mind from the senses, and the poetic faculty must submerge the whole mind in the senses. Metaphysics soars up to universals, and the poetic faculty must plunge deep into particulars.

  Giambattista Vico
  Italian philosopher, historian 1688-1744
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Subjects in these quotes:

1. metaphysics
2. particulars
3. submerge
4. poetic
5. plunge
6. soars

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Metaphysics abstracts the mind from the senses, and the poetic faculty must submerge the whole mind in the senses. Metaphysics soars up to universals, and the poetic faculty must plunge deep into particulars. by : Giambattista Vico

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