The Philosophy Race
I have a little book by Ludwig Wittgenstein which contains many wonderful aphorisms. One of my favourite is:
Those who are able to walk the slowest win the philosophy race, or those who reach the goal last (My translation from German). Luwig Wittgenstein, 1938.
I recognise myself in this aphorism, as I am the world's slowest philosophy student :)
There is a kernel of wisdom in this aphorism, as it implies that philosophy can only be digested very slowly.
"How do you eat an elephant?" - "Bit by bit."
Peter
Those who are able to walk the slowest win the philosophy race, or those who reach the goal last (My translation from German). Luwig Wittgenstein, 1938.
I recognise myself in this aphorism, as I am the world's slowest philosophy student :)
There is a kernel of wisdom in this aphorism, as it implies that philosophy can only be digested very slowly.
"How do you eat an elephant?" - "Bit by bit."
Peter
Labels: philosophy
posted by Peter Prevos | 15:16
2 Comments:
Bro,
You might be the slowest philosophy student south of the equator, but I've got you beat in the northern hemisphere! :)
Jay Kelly
University of Oklahoma Philosophy
Driven to know what I can know in spite of my limitations.
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