Uncanny quotes

Uncanny

9 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.

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William Barrett
William Barrett Philosopher

"Anxiety is not fear, being afraid of this or that definite object, but the uncanny feeling of being afraid of nothing at all. It is precisely Nothingness that makes itself present and felt as the object of our dread."

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