The Crooked Timber of Humanity
1 October 2009
The crooked timber of humanity is Immanuel Kant’s sour, cynical metaphor for man’s imperfection. As a student of humanity, Kant succumbed to the occupational hazard of misanthropy, and failed to appreciate the positive aspects of humanity, such as compassion, creativity, and the conquest of the unknown. Despite crooked timbers, loose screws, leaky plumbing, faulty wiring, and dim bulbs, humanity remains the Creator’s crowning achievement, and we should always be proud of that.
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