EXCERPT In the eighteenth century, philosophy was described by Novalis as a kind of suffering, a homesickness and a longing to be at home: ‘Philosophy is actually homesickness—the desire to be everywhere at home [Die Philosophie sei eigentlich Heimweh—Trieb, überall zu Hause zu sein]’. The Heim- here is not only home, but more significantly invokes a homeland [Heimat].…