Aristotle says philosophy begins in wonder (or awe). Abraham Joshua Heschel preserves the same sentiment when describing the innate human disposition to spiritual seeking. But what is the origin of wonder? Is it just the self-evidence of the sublime? Why do we move from a sense of awe to a drive towards enquiry? Isn’t explanation a killjoy? Or at the least a move from the visceral to the cerebral? Aristotle also writes that “all men by nature desire to know.” How does this law of human nature link up with the fact that most people are not philosophers?
What is the Origin of Philosophy?
What is the Origin of Philosophy?
What is the Origin of Philosophy?
Aristotle says philosophy begins in wonder (or awe). Abraham Joshua Heschel preserves the same sentiment when describing the innate human disposition to spiritual seeking. But what is the origin of wonder? Is it just the self-evidence of the sublime? Why do we move from a sense of awe to a drive towards enquiry? Isn’t explanation a killjoy? Or at the least a move from the visceral to the cerebral? Aristotle also writes that “all men by nature desire to know.” How does this law of human nature link up with the fact that most people are not philosophers?