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Up until this point, however, no answer has been given to this question through philosophy, according to Carlyle: “Pity that all Metaphysics had hitherto proved so inexpressibly unproductive! The secret of Man’s Being is still like the Sphinx’s secret: a riddle that cannot rede and for ignorance of which he suffers death, the worst death, a spiritual” (p.43) Thomas Carlyle argued that every individual will eventually come to question who he or she is and what his or her purpose is here on earth: “”With men of a speculative turn,” writes Teufelsdröckh, “there come seasons, meditative, sweet, yet awful hours, when in wonder and fear you ask yourself that unanswerable question: Who am I the thing that can say ‘I’?” (p.42) “What is Philosophy throughout but a continual battle against Custom an ever-renewed effort to transcend the sphere of blind Custom, and so become Transcendental?” (Thomas Carlyle, Sartor Resartus, p.196) The Secret of Man’s Being In this article we will discuss some of these insights presented by Thomas Carlyle. As a result of several ideas put forward in Sartor Resartus, it can even be argued that Thomas Carlyle was one of the earliest explorers of existentialist philosophy. Some unique philosophical insights are presented and analysed by Thomas Carlyle. The thought process that Teufelsdröckh goes through during this transition is extremely interesting. Ultimately, after a long period of reflection, Teufelsdröckh, however, decides to say yes to life, culminating in a much more hopeful attitude towards life: the “Everlasting Yes’.

This rejection develops in an attitude towards life defined by Thomas Carlyle as the ‘Everlasting No’. Teufelsdröckh, after experiencing several hardships and insecurities, decides to reject life. (You can also try the book for free with a free Audible Trial Membership) Through the character of Teufelsdröckh we become familiar with the unique philosophy of Thomas Carlyle. It depicts the story of a character called The Editor, who is discussing a book written by a fictional character with the name of Teufelsdröckh. Sartor Resartus, written by Thomas Carlyle and published in 1836, is a rather strange and complicated book. Sartor Resartus: A Strange but Unique Book Introduction