Thursday, January 28, 2010

Another ...

... thought for the day:

Because philosophy arises from awe, a philosopher is bound in his way to be a lover of myths and poetic fables. Poets and philosophers are alike in being big with wonder.
- Thomas Aquinas, whose feast is celebrated today

1 comment:

  1. Anonymous3:14 PM

    that's lovely, and (i think) true. i remember that Wittgenstein wanted - ideally - to write philosophy as a form of poetical composition.

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