Claude Simon Quotes

In general, I distrust philosophy. Plato recommended chasing poets from the city; the 'great' Heidegger was a Nazi; Lukacs was a communist; and J. P. Sartre wrote: 'Any anti-communist is a dog.'

Claude Simon

• Philosophy
• Plato
• Distrust
• Heidegger
• Lukacs
• J. P. Sartre

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• In general, I distrust philosophy. Plato recommended chasing poets from the city; the 'great' Heidegger was a Nazi; Lukacs was a communist; and J. P. Sartre wrote: 'Any anti-communist is a dog.'

  

  Claude Simon
  • Philosophy
  • Plato
  • Distrust