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"So ist demnach das Glück des zahmen Sklaven eben so erdichtet als das Glück des freien Wilden", schrieb er später, und "der Naturzustand, wie ihn uns der Philosoph aus Genf (Rousseau) geschildert hat, wsr bekanntlich nur in seiner Einbildungskraft zuhause."

Both Humboldt and Forster see, feel, hear and interact with all aspects of the world and come to appreciation and understanding far ahead of their times back then and sadly even far ahead of so many people today.

“Dare to know.” Wulf quotes a translation of Immanuel Kant “Sapere aude” in the Prologue. I feel like this phrase is the underpinning of my deep drive to understand the world around me and ask questions. So far this book like her previous one lets me ride along in my mind with true humans whose lives exposed them to so much knowledge through extraordinary experiences, hard work, intelligence and endurance.

I am only 12% into the audiobook and loving it. I highly recommend Andrea Wulf’s book about Humboldt called The Invention of Nature.

I know this will be a book I won’t want to end. A non-fiction historical account of George Forster.

The opening by Wulf explains her craftsmanship of writing this book and the adventures she took to give it credibility. I wish I could have gone along.