The possibility of all philosophy ... namely, that the intelligence, by affecting itself, gives itself a movement in accordance with its own law - that is, gives itself a form of activity all its own. (Novalis)

The possibility of all philosophy ... namely, that the intelligence, by affecting itself, gives itself a movement in accordance with its own law - that is, gives itself a form of activity all its own.

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