Johan Huizinga quote

The repudiation of the primacy of understanding means the repudiation of the norms of judgment as well, and hence the abandonment of all ethical standards.
Johan Huizinga
Johan Huizinga
Johan Huizinga
Born: Dec 7, 1872
Died: Feb 1, 1945

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Abandonment, Judgment, Understanding, Primacy, Well, Norms, Ethical, Means, Standards, Hence

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