“A philosophical problem has the form: I don’t know my way about.” – Ludwig Wittgenstein * When we do not know how to orient ourselves to a situation we feel apprehensive. We are aware that a problem exists, but we do not know how to orient ourselves to the problem, and the problem lacks definite … Continue reading Sharing questions
Before you answer, worry a little: Are you so smart that you see the answer? or are you so stupid that you can’t see the question? * By the time you have recognized the existence of the problem, identified its nature, and formulated the problem as a question the actual answering of the question is … Continue reading Answers are easy
I finally finished Husserl’s The Crisis of European Sciences and Transcendental Phenomenology late last night. Thinkers like Kant, Guenon, Hursserl, Heidegger, Gadamer, Bernstein and (to some extent) Voegelin tend to clarify and articulate things I’ve already tacitly practically grasped. Reading them helps me account for myself to others. (This is important especially for work. I … Continue reading Reading plans