Diderot (1713 - 1784)

The French encyclopedist refuses to admit that the juxtaposition of dead particles suffices to construct living beings. Consciousness and life cannot suddenly emerge from the mere gathering of unconscious and lifeless elements (another invalidation of mechanistic theories).

Kant (1724 - 1804)

The most famous German philosopher professes that ordinary awareness (the lower consciousness of the human structure) is finite. By contrast, the perceptions of which we are not even aware (the higher consciousness of our Leading Eternon) are limitless. Our senses are the only tools we have to experience the phenomenal world, but our reason can rise above this physical experience. With reason, we reach the world of higher truths (enlightenment).

Goethe (1749 - 1832)

The poet and dramaturge wants us to plunge into our unconscious (our Leading Eternon’s consciousness). It is where we have our roots. It is where we have our creative power. The great thoughts that bear fruits do not lie within our mere human mind. Art does not exist without a dialogue between the conscious and the unconscious (between the human structure and its Leading Eternon).

Schelling (1775 - 1854)

The brilliant romantic philosopher believes that the universe is lively and striving to evolve. Consciousness is everywhere. A human mind is made of the same material (Eternons) as a tree or a rock. The difference is in the level of enlightenment.