Nikolai Fedorov (1829-1903)
…le, and therefore obligatory, to redirect our energies now squandered on wars and mutual struggles towards the act of universal salvation. Fedorov [#Fedorov1990]: Fedorov, N.F. (Nikolai Fedorovich), Elisabeth…
@~ Fedorov; Man Cannot Not Act
Fedorov; Man cannot not act #quote
Man is an active creature and cannot not act. If he does not know what to do, he will do what he should not do. We will cease doing what we should not do only when we know what to do. Then we will give our energies to a cause which we will regard as a duty. We will stop fighting when we acknowledge it as possible, and therefore obligatory, to redirect our energies now squandered on wars and mutual struggles towards the act of universal salvation.
[#Fedorov1990]: Fedorov, N.F. (Nikolai Fedorovich), Elisabeth Koutaissoff, and Marilyn Minto. 1990. What Was Man Created for ? : The Philosophy of the Common Task : Selected Works.