owl of minerva, n.All

The Owl of Minerva (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠wisdom, which takes its flight only when the shades of night are gathering.

The Owl of Minerva (n.) flies ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠at dusk, after the fact, for Hegel; Marx wanted it replaced by the crowing of the Gallic rooster, thought preceding being in the revolutionary act.

Owl of Minerva (n.) flies ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠at dusk: we are caught up in a drama we do not understand, and only when it is played out do we see what was afoot all along.