Only art survived to deal with metaphysical questions, but, cut off from the once orderly picture of the universe formerly supplied by religion and philosophy, art could no longer be harmonious. As a substitute for religion and philosophy, modern art was forced to go to greater and greater extremes and artists were driven to madness in their quest to satisfy man's metaphysical longings. Socialization would turn theaters into foundling homes for retarded children. The new social order would make all mankind happy, without religion, without philosophy, without art. Only philosophy could save mankind and philosophy was bankrupt.
Every epoch has the philosophy it deserves.
In our present phase we deserve nothing better than a drug of the most inferior kind, to lull to sleep our metaphysical anxiety which hinders our transformation into automatic machines.