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Philosophical reconstruction is a gamble
Posted on February 12, 2011| Well Said | No CommentsOne might suppose that there are at base only two ways of dealing with a text: historically or philosophically, exegetically or critically. Either one can strive to clarify what the author intended to say,... -
A philosophy handed down to us
Posted on February 9, 2011| Well Said | No CommentsThe following excerpt comes from Martin Heidegger’s Phenomenological Interpretation of Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason, based on a lecture course he taught at the University of Marburg in the winter... -
Where should I steer?
Posted on October 2, 2010| Well Said | No Comments“Living as I was then, like any individual I was tormented by the problem of how to live a better life. I did not yet understand that in answering ‘live... -
We mustn't fear ridicule
Posted on September 1, 2010| Well Said | No Comments“We must not be afraid of all the jokes that will be made about the changes we envision. Such things have been ridiculed in the past until they were found... -
Wonder
Posted on January 5, 2010| Well Said | No Comments“It is owing to wonder that people began to philosophize, and wonder remains the beginning of knowledge.” Aristotle -
Wondering
Posted on August 10, 2009| Well Said | No Comments“I think us here to wonder, myself. To wonder. To ast. And that in wondering bout big things, you learn about the little ones, almost by accident. But you never...