The significance of man is that he is that part of the universe that asks the question, What is the significance of Man? He alone can stand apart imaginatively and, regarding himself and the universe in their eternal aspects, pronounce a judgement. The significance of man is that he is insignificant and is aware of it.

Carl Becker

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Man and nature Man The human condition

Author

Carl Becker

Source

Progress and Power

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

English

Time

1936 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Historian Writer

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United States

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Citation

Becker, Carl. Progress and Power. A. A. Knopf, 1936.

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Time
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Original Citation

Fitzgerald, F. Scott. "Tender is the Night." Scribner's Magazine, Jan. 1934 - Apr. 1934.

Current Citation

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Source
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Genre
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Time
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