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SourceAn essay first published in The Criterion on The Absolute Collective: A Philosophical Attempt to Overcome Our Broken State by Erich Gutkind, as translated by Marjorie Gabain.

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“Any genuine philosophy leads to action and from action back again to wonder, to the enduring fact of mystery.”
— Henry Miller
VerifiedAn essay first published in The Criterion on The Absolute Collective: A Philosophical Attempt to Overcome Our Broken State by Erich Gutkind, as translated by Marjorie Gabain. · evidencePhilosophers and Philosophy

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Miller, H. (n.d.). Any genuine philosophy leads to action and from action back again to wonder, to the enduring fact of mystery. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/29241-any-genuine-philosophy-leads-to-action-and-from/

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Miller, Henry. “Any genuine philosophy leads to action and from action back again to wonder, to the enduring fact of mystery.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/29241-any-genuine-philosophy-leads-to-action-and-from/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Miller, Henry. “Any genuine philosophy leads to action and from action back again to wonder, to the enduring fact of mystery.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/29241-any-genuine-philosophy-leads-to-action-and-from/.

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